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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 system
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Does hiv infect plants?
HIV does not infect plants. It affects humans.
Is HIV able to make copies of itself without the aid of another organism?
No HIV, like all viruses lacks the machinery for self replication. Viruses instead must infect a host cell and hijack the cell to make more viruses. In the case of HIV, it must infect a living human cell in order to copy itself.
Do you need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV?
Yes, that is correct. You need to be infected to infect someone else with HIV.
What do viruses that cause physical diseases infect?
It depends on what kind of virus. Viruses can infect any cell in the human body. Viruses such as HIV infect the immune system; air-born viruses, such as H1N1 or a cold, infect the respiratory system; neurological viruses, like rabies infect the brain (the virus is usually carried to it by peripheral nerves); and viruses like polio effect the nervous system, which can create paralysis.
What cells are infected by the human immunodeficiency virus considering that most viruses infect a specific kind of cell?
HIV primarily infects CD4+ T cells, which are a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in the immune system. Additionally, the virus can also infect macrophages, another type of immune cell that helps protect the body against infections.
What did Jenner infect people with?
AIDs and HIV
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.
Could HIV infect a monkey as it does humans?
Yes, HIV can infect monkeys, causing a similar disease known as Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV). However, the specific strains of HIV that infect humans do not typically infect monkeys, and vice versa. Cross-species transmission events can occur in certain circumstances.
A protein on the surface of HIV can attach to what proteins on the surface of healthy human cells?
HIV's surface protein, gp120, can attach to CD4 receptors on healthy human cells. This interaction allows HIV to enter and infect the cell by binding to the CCR5 or CXCR4 co-receptors on the cell surface.
Does HIV infect the white men?
HIV is neither racist nor sexist. Equal risk for all.
Do teens have aids?
Teens can be infect with HIV, which leads to AIDS.
Where can you report someone tried to infect you with HIV virus?
You can call me
