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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.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoHIV infects cells with CD4 proteins on them. These are mostly lymphocytes and macrophages, and cells derived from monocytes such as dendritic cells.
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∙ 13y agoHIV, the virus that causes AIDS mainly infects immune cells - CD4 T cells (and also macrophages and dendritic cells in primary infection).
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What types of cells does the HIV virus primarily attack in humans?
the CD4(T-cell)lymphocytes is affected by HIV and aids
Structure in an animal cell that aids in cell division(normally in pairs?
Structure in an animal cell that aids in cell division(normally in pairs
Aids replicates using what cell?
Aids replication use the White Blood cell because there are the defence mechnism of the body
Which organelles aids in digestion of worn out cell parts?
lysosomes
In a cell membrane what aids the movement of substances into and out of a cell?
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What must a cell that is unicellular and has a cell wall must have?
aids
How does aids infect the cell?
It didnt
What in a cell membrane aids the movement of substances into and out of a cell?
endoplasmic reticulum
What T-cell is disabled in AIDS?
CD4+ or T-helper cell.
What aids the movement of substance into and out of the cell in a cell membrane?
endoplasmic reticulum
What bacteria can attack and digest dead tissues?
aids 2
What aids the process of digestion in a cell?
lysosomes
