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Interferon combat viral infection by...

Interferon combat viral infection by

A

inhibiting viral packaging directly

B

increasing the binding of antiboides to viruses.

C

binding to the virus and agglutinating them.

D

restricting viral spread to the neighbouring cells

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In a typical scenario, a virus defected cell will release interferons causing near by cells to heighten their anti-viral defense
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