Human Health and Diseases Question 101

101. Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?

[2010]

(a) The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person

(b) Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection

(c) AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition

(d) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper $T$ - lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers

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Answer : d

Hints & Solutions

(d) AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV retrovirus. The virus destroys the helper $T$ lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.