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Question
At which stage of HIV infection does one usually shows symptoms of AIDS ?
Options
A.When viral DNA is produced by a reverse transcriptase
B.When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T-lymphocytes and damage large number ofthese
C.With 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person
D.When the infecting retrovirus enters host cells
Solution
HIV enters into T-lymphocytes replicates and produces progeny viruses. The progenyviruses released in the blood other helper T-lymphocytes. This is repeated leading to aprograssive decrease in the numer of T-lymphocytes in the body of infected person.During this period, the person suffers from bouts of fever, diarrheoa and weight loss. Theperson starts suffering from infections.
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