Biology GCSE
Host-pathogen interaction
What Host-pathogen interaction means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Host-pathogen interaction
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Viruses enter host cells and use the host's machinery to make many copies of themselves, then burst out and infect more cells.
Topics that use Host-pathogen interaction
- Communicable (infectious) diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotics
- Cell damage and symptoms
- Communicable diseases
- Hygiene and sanitation
- Immune response
- Pathogen
- Pathogen mechanisms
- Pathogens
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