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What term refers to multinucleated cells that form when many host cells fuse together during infections?

Ghon elements
Reye syndrome
Koplik’s spots
syncytia

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Answer:

The correct option is : d. Syncytia

Step-by-step explanation:

Syncytia are the multinucleated cells formed from multiple fusions of the uninuclear cells.

During a infection, an infected cell fuse together with the neighboring host cells, leading to the formation of large multinucleated cells, called syncytia.

Viruses like herpesviruses, induce the formation of multinucleated syncytia cells.

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