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I came to know that in some autoimmune cases parasites are responsible for autoimmune disease, how do parasites modify immune response?
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They can be one of the factors. There is a term called molecular mimicry. Some antigens on the parasite or bacteria resemble our own antigens, so when we make antibody against them, those antibodies start destroying our own antigens too.
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