An attenuated strain of a pathogen

A) has lost its virulence, but may be used to create a vaccine.
B) has changed its antigens to avoid an adaptive immune response.
C) is more virulent than the regular strains and may cause septic shock.
D) is an extracellular pathogen that will be cleared by innate immunity.


Answer: A

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