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What are the cells called in your immune system that kill virus?
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∙ 12y ago
By mean of 2 cells One belong to innate immune system are natural killer cell(NK) the other belong to adaptive immune system are CD8+ cytotoxic T cells
I heard it's white cell who kills the virus! white cell is bigger than normal cell and it's limited in amount. Every white cell will die after they kills virus.that why the liquid filled in the pox is white.
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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 virus attacks the cells in the immune system that produces that antibodies?
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that attacks the cells in the immune system that produce antibodies.
How is HIV different from other virus pathogens?
HIV is a retro virus, that infects your immune cells. The virus attaches to CD4 receptors on T-cell (the cells that are part of the immune system.)
AIDS is caused by HIV a virus that infects?
the immune system Helper T cells.... C for Plato users
Virus is a bloodborne infection in which the virus damages or kills the cells of the immune system?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
What virus is a blood borne infection in which the virus damages or kills the cells of the immune system?
Human Immunodeficiency virus
Immune-system cells that make antibodies or attack virus-infected cells and cancer cells?
lymphocytes
Does a virus effect ones metabolism?
A virus does not affect a metalbolism at all. Viruses attack the immune system they hide in cells and mutiply themselves disabling the immune system's help
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.
Is HIV an immune deficiency?
Yes. HIV, is a virus, which attacks vitals cells in the body's immune system (CD4 T cells), which the body eventually cannot replace. Once there are a low number of these vital cells in the body, the immune system can no longer sustain resistance to infections and malignancies, at this point, the HIV virus has progressed to AIDS or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The HIV virus is acquired or contracted, virus, which causes an immune system deficiency as opposed to an Immune System deficiency which develops due to a Congenital defect, direct or indirect.
Which system of the body would be directly affected if a large number of t cells were attacked by a virus?
immune virus
Which body system would be directly affected if lots of T cells were destroyed by a virus?
Immune system
