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Does hiv infect plants?
HIV does not infect plants. It affects humans.
Is HIV able to make copies of itself without the aid of another organism?
No HIV, like all viruses lacks the machinery for self replication. Viruses instead must infect a host cell and hijack the cell to make more viruses. In the case of HIV, it must infect a living human cell in order to copy itself.
What kind of cell does HIV infect?
HIV infects cells in the central nervous system and the immune system. HIV's main target cell is the T helper lymphocyte. These cells play a crucial role in the immune system, by coordinating the actions of other immune system cells. A large reduction in the number of T helper cells seriously weakens the immune system3
Do you need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV?
Yes, that is correct. You need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV.
Unsafe sex for 2 minutes can you be infected with HIV?
Yes, it is possible to get HIV if you had sexual intercourse for less than a minute.
How much period of time for hiv to infect inblood?
How much period of time for hiv to infect inblood
What did Jenner infect people with?
AIDs and HIV
Can HIV infect the nervous system?
HIV does not infect the nervous system but affects it. Since HIV suppresses the immune system, pathogens can attack the nervous system. The virus does not directly attack the nerves.
What human cell is attacked by HIV?
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) seems to only infect the CD4 (or T-helper) cells of the immune system. The CD4 cells are responsible for activating and directing other immune system cells. HIV also infects macrophages and microglial cells that express the CD4 molecule on their surface. The virus can also infect a subtype of myeloid dendritic cells MDC-1.
What organisms do aids infect usually?
HIV infects only humans. There are similar viruses that affect other species.
Does HIV initially infect cells of the nervous system?
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
Can a carrier of HIV still infect someone else?
Yes. It can be transmitted by... * Sex * Blood (open wounds, etc.) * Mother-to-Child (passed down) * Dirty Needles
