How does aids hurt your immune system?

Answer 1

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), which ultimately destroys the immune system, is caused by a retrovirus called the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which was identified in 1981. It infects the helper T cells, thereby disabling the immune system and leaving the person subject to a vast number of progressive complications and death.

Answer 2

AIDS, or Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, attacks the immune system using a virus that changes geneticly so often that the antibodies have a hard time recognising it. Currently, there is noi cure for AIDS but the future might.

Answer 3

Your immune system has different kinds of cells that work together to fight infections. CD4 T-cells are one kind of immune cell. They are like little "factories" that make things that your body needs to fight germs and infections. These cells are found in your blood, lymph nodes, and other places in your body.

After HIV enters the body, it uses the CD4 T-cells to make more copies of itself. When this happens, the CD4 T-cells that have been taken over by HIV no longer help your body fight infections, and instead produce more HIV.

At first, the body is able to make enough CD4 T-cells to keep up with those lost due to HIV. Over time, as the virus copies itself over and over, there are fewer and fewer CD4 T-cells. Eventually, your immune system is weakened and your body is less able to fight germs.
CD4 cells,these cells locate and coordinate the destruction of infection. When cd4 numbers drop it is easier for infection to enter the body undetected. Healthy people have between 500-1500 and people with untreated HIV tend to have below 500.

Answer 4

HIV attacks the T cells of the immune system so people with AIDS die from the common cold because the T cells that fight off the common cold died because of HIV

Answer 5

HIV basically kills the body's immune system. The cells in the virus attach themselves to the T cells of the immune system and begin to reproduce rapidly.

Answer 6

It kills white blood cells which help your body fight off infections or diseases. This makes you weak since getting sick, might kill you due to no white blood cells

Answer 7

It effects the t-cell count by dropping it down to 200 which will eventually lead to death. (T-Cells are cells that fight off infections)

Answer 8

AIDS destroys the immune system.