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• Any substance that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies. Antigens are often foreign substances such as parts of invading bacteria, viruses or parasites.

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  antigen. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/antigen.

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  antigen. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/antigen (accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  "antigen." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/antigen.

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