Neet Solved Paper 2015 Question 83

Question: HIV that causes AIDS, first starts destroying

Options:

A) B-lymphocytes

B) leucocytes

C) helper T-lymphocytes

D) thrombocytes

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • HIV that causes- AIDS, first starts destroying helper T-lymphocytes. A retro virus, HIV enters into the blood stream and incorporates with hosts DNA to direct viral production. HIV infects helper T-cells and use it as the viral multiplicative centre. Attacking helper T-cells lowers, the immune response and binding of receptors on HIV surface becomes difficult. Helper T-cells recognizes antigen presented with class-II MHC, which results in immune response. Due to the HIV infection helper T-cells are rendered response ineffective as initiator or immune response.