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In my study of HIV; It depends on what type of cells you are talking about? There are several kinds of cells each with different functions on and in your body. Skin cells, Bone cells, muscle cells, blood cells, etc... The issue with HIV is that with white blood cells and T-Cells. White blood cells are your own personal army for fighting diseases. But they need instructions on how to fight and a weapon to use. This is where T-cells come in. They are basically the recon marines. They go out and identify what is causing harm to your body. Unfortunately, HIV kills these cells thus recon never informs your body on how to fight HIV. And with your T-Cell numbers dropping, your body starts to lose the ability to fight other diseases your body knows how to fight i.e a person with full blown AIDS means that they have lost a significant ability to fight off disease from their body. A common cold could lead to death. A simple scratch can turn into a serious infection and lead to death. Don't be "afraid" though, HIV is not airborne that I know of, and does not survive in an environment outside of conditions reflecting that of your body. Though wash your hands, avoid contact with body fluids (a case was made and proven with a dentist and a patient some years ago where HIV was spread) You can learn more on HIV from hiv.org If the HIV virus "has contact with cells" in a living person, and these cells are within the body, it means that the person is infected with the HIV virus. What about outside the body on, say, the skin? The virus does very poorly outside a human host and cannot survive long. But that doesn't mean we want it in contact even with our skin. We've all seen first responders in emergency situations wearing gloves and even the arm shields. Some even wear eye protection to keep fluids out of the eyes. That's for real. Any contact with body fluids of another in an uncertain situation is to be avoided. The HIV virus should not be allowed to have "contact with [the] cells" of anyone who wishes to avoid infection. As the question isn't specific, only a general answer can be given.
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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
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.
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 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 cell does Aids attack?
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) does not infect any cells of the body. AIDS is a diagnosis given to HIV+ patients when the exhibit certain clinical criteria. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV attacks the part of the body that fights disease, the cells associate with immune function. Over time, as HIV infection progresses, an HIV+ person is less able to fight disease.
What virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies?
The HIV virus kills the helper T-cells which are part of your immune system.
What part of the body is affected by HIV-?
The HIV affects the immune system cells called the T-helper cells.
Which system does hiv and aids attack?
HIV attacks the immune system. The name itself tells you when it is written in full form. HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency virus.
Which system in the body does HIV damage?
Acquired Immune System or Adaptive immune System
When is a person said to have AIDS?
No. Aids isn't actually a sickness, but hiv is. You can have hiv in your body in a long time (several years) without feeling sick or anything. What the hiv viruses do is that they infect your body's immune system and cells, and "program" them to make more hiv viruses, which infect new cells. And when they reach a certain point, your body will "give up", and you'll have what we call aids. At the moment there are no kind of medication that can get rid of aids, so there's no way to go from aids to hiv.
HIV initially infects cells of the nervous system.?
HIV, the human immuno-deficiency virus, does not infect nerve cells, it infects white blood cells. (false)
What infects and destroys T cells of the immune system?
HIV
