symbiont-mediated suppression of host immune response
symbiont-mediated suppression of host immune response
A process in which a symbiont interferes with, inhibits or disrupts the normal execution of an immune response of the host organism. The immune response is any immune system process that functions in the calibrated response of an organism to a potential internal or invasive threat. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.