6 Sleeper-Agent Pathogens That Can Make You Sick

Your body usually does a great job defending you from all kinds of viruses, fungi, and bacteria. However, there are some pathogens out there that can hide from your immune system and stay dormant in your body, waiting for their opportunity to strike.

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Sources:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK...
Varicella zoster:
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
Measles virus:
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/0...
http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/conte...
http://pmj.bmj.com/content/78/916/63....
Human immunodeficiency virus:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hivai...
https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/...
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jir/2...
http://www.tbfacts.org/tb/
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tube...
http://www.ufjf.br/imunologia/files/2...
Bacillus anthracis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
http://www.microbeworld.org/interesti...
Toxoplasma gondii:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplas...