it is suggested that fc receptors which appear on the surface of cells infected by herpes-simplex virus confer a biological advantage on the virus -- perhaps by binding immunoglobulin molecules or antigen-antibody complexes on the cell surface , thus blocking viral antigenic sites , or by consuming antibody directed at surface viral antigen or by modifying replication of the virus .
C0003313
antigen-antibody complexes
C0003241
antibody