Neisseria meningitidis, which causes meningococcal meningitis, is capable of triggering sporadic disease outbreaks by which of the following methods?
A) hides from the immune system inside neurons
B) mutations due to utilization of reverse transcriptase
C) infecting compromised hosts
D) capsular switching
E) efficient spreading in the host by breaking down blood clots
Answer: D
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