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For starters, you be get jaundice.... yellow looking skin and possibly whites of your eyes.. You will be very lethargic, loss of appetite. If memory serves correct, your urine will get dark too.

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AIDS is caused by HIV which is a virus. The virus enters the body fluids and it infects the T cells, precisely T helper cells. These cells are actually important white blood cells that has major role in immunity. since the virus impairs the immune cells, our body surrenders to this and other opportunistic disease.

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HIV is a virus that attacks white blood cells, specifically lymphocytes which defend against disease by producing antibodies.wow in the closet ..

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The HIV virus does not affect the red blood cells, it affects the helper T-cells.

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The HIV virus replicates in T cells. Once the cell is full of replicated HIV it ruptures.

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Helper T Cells
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Q: Does HIV attack the white blood cells and red blood cell?
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How do white blood cells know what to attack?

All cells carry unique proteins on their cell membranes. These are called antigens, and when white blood cells come across an unfamiliar antigen, they will treat the cell (or bacterium) as hostile, and treat it as such by releasing antibodies, or by engulfing the cell.


What is white blood cell?

White blood cell is a cell in our blood that remove germs in the bloodstream.


What cell kill germs that attacks the body?

The cells that attack invading germs are white blood cells (technically known as leucocytes).


What cell fights diseases?

White blood cells fight disease. When a foreign organism invades the body, white blood cells attack it and break it down. Really, how do you not know this sh*t? I learned this is in like the 1st grade.


How many white blood cell are there for every 600 to 800 red blood cell?

There are 500 white blood cells to every 1000 red blood cells (or you could say there is double the amount of red blood cells). The answer would be 200 red blood cells for every 100 white blood cells.


What colour is the blood cell?

red blood cells are red and white blood cells are white


Which blood cell protect the body?

White blood cells, because they are actually a cell of the immune system and they defend the body against infectious diseases and foreign materials. When white blood cells are fighting against a disease or foreign material, their numbers increase until the material is gone.


What type of chemical is released by some white blood cells to attack viruses?

Antibodies. which you know is a white blood cell that fights things that are anti-body.


How do white blood cell compare to red blood cells?

white blood cells are quit bigger than red blood cells.


What is the relative size of a red blood cell to a white blood cell?

1000 red blood cells To 1 white blood cell


What color is a cell?

Depends on the cell. Red blood cells are redThere are two types of cells. Red Blood Cells and White Blood Cells.


What is the difference of white blood cells and red blood cells?

white blood cells have a system they use to produce antibody that surrounds the cell with antibody to protect the cell from the virus by having the antibody come in the cell and kill it. But sometimes white blood cells just kill the infected cells. to make sure they don't spread.