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Where is hepatitis c most common?
HIV destroys white blood cell true or false?
Does a high white blood cell count mean HIV?
No. High WBC is a sign of infection.
Can people with sickle cell get HIV?
You CAN contract HIV despite your ABO or RH blood type.
If red cell show normocytic normochromic picture white appears normal platelets are adequate.. do i have hiv test..?
You describe a normal complete blood count. That is a finding separate from the HIV test. Whether you need an HIV test is not based on the complete blood count; instead, you should have an HIV test based on your risk factors for acquiring HIV.
HIV is specific in attacking?
white blood cells
Hiv does the greatest damage to what?
white blood cells.
Which part of your body does AIDS virus attacks?
AIDs, or Auto-Immune Deficiency virus corrupts the immune system, causing it to attack itself, which slowly but surely open the body to infections. AIDs in itself will not kill the person, but the many diseases which are free to enter your body after your immune system is destroyed by itself.
What kind of host does a virus need to reproduce?
Viruses need any kind of cell. Some have "favorites" like white blood cells (HIV).
What is infected and destroyed by the HIV viruses?
White blood cells
What if your lymphocyte count is low?
If your white blood cell count was low on your blood screening, there are a full range of possibilities. Are you sick? Then that is why. If you are fighting illness, and not being successful (getting sicker) then your white cell count would be low. If you have a low white blood cell count even when you get a cold or the flu or some other less severe sickness, and you start to get better, then it is possible that you have HIV. HIV results in the lowering of white blood cells. There are also certain medications that lower the white blood cell count. If you want more help, message me!
Why does HIV infect the white blood cells only?
Because,white blood cell is only make antibodies against any invader that come into the body. Therefore, they could prevent the creation of antibodies and they could also spread in the body.
What does hiv attacks?
HIV attacks and destroys the immune system, specifically the white blood cells that fight infection.
