Streptococcal Bacteria Hide From The Immune System In The Remains Of Blood Cells They Destroyed
(World News Science)

The human immune system is an astonishingly sophisticated defense system, but the bacteria and viruses that plague us have found some very clever ways to hide from it. The most recently discovered example is seriously metal; streptococcal bacteria use pieces of red blood cells they have torn apart as camouflage to hide from avenging immune cells. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteria is most familiar as the cause of `Strep throat`; which while unpleasant is seldom...