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Question
AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects
Options
A.all lymphocytes
B.activator B-cells
C.T4 lymphocytes
D.cytotoxic T-cells
Solution
IDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) was described first time in 1981 (Africa). It is the result of an infection by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It is a lentivirus within the family of Retroviridae. Principal target cells for HIV are T4-lymphocytes because these cells have CD4 receptor proteins for interaction of HIV.
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