Human Health and Diseases Question 104
104. AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects:
(a) all lymphocytes
(b) activator B cells
(c) cytotoxic $T$ cells
(d) $T_4$ lymphocytes
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Answer : d
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(d) AIDS virus infects $T_4$ lymphocytes (also called Helper cells). Cytotoxic T cells called $T_8$ lymphocytes.