Awesome explanation indeed Steptaker! I was wondering why you need cell-mediated immunity, but it makes sense that since these viruses form syncytia, you would need a means to kill them intracellularly.
Haha, I actually found this thread via google...was looking up how MMR works and why you need cell-mediated immunity- perfect explanation in a nutshell I noticed it was an old thread, but the principles still apply!
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