Term Name:	virus-mediated perturbation of host defense response
Synonyms:	evasion by virus of host immune response, evasion of host defenses by virus, mitigation by virus of host immune response, mitigation of host antiviral defense response, mitigation of host defenses by virus, mitigation of host immune response by virus, perturbation of host defense response by virus, regulation by virus of antiviral response, regulation of defense response to virus by virus, suppression by virus of host immune response, viral host defence evasion, viral host defense evasion, viral regulation of antiviral response
Definition:	A process in which a virus interferes with the ability of the host to mount a defense in response to its presence. Host defenses may be induced by the presence of the virus or may be preformed (e.g. physical barriers). The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0019049]    QuickGO    AmiGO