Question 6
Immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, are produced upon vaccination or infection of the SARS-CoV-2, to neutralize the virus and prevent further infection. All of the following statements therefore describe the mechanisms by which immunoglobulins neutralize the SARS-CoV-2, except one. Which one is not?
Editorial review: distinguish direct viral neutralization from other antibody-mediated immune mechanisms.
Original choices:
A. Immobilization of the virus
B. Blocking the viral entry into the cell
C. Opsonisation and phagocytosis of the virus
D. Promote inflammation to fight the virus
E. Trigger the lysis of virus-infected cells
Editorial review: distinguish direct viral neutralization from other antibody-mediated immune mechanisms.
Original choices:
A. Immobilization of the virus
B. Blocking the viral entry into the cell
C. Opsonisation and phagocytosis of the virus
D. Promote inflammation to fight the virus
E. Trigger the lysis of virus-infected cells