Body Fluids and CirculationHard
Question
Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS ?
Options
A.The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
B.Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
C.AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition
D.The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers
Solution
AIDS (Acuired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is a viral disease of immune system. It is caused by virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In AIDS patients, the virus homes on CD4 + T-cells (helper T-lymphocytes), infecting and killing then untill none are left.
Without their crucial immune system cells, the body can not mount a dfence against invading bacteria or viruses. AIDS patient die off infections that a healthely person could fought off.
Without their crucial immune system cells, the body can not mount a dfence against invading bacteria or viruses. AIDS patient die off infections that a healthely person could fought off.
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