Biology · Human Diseases
Why does the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) severely deplete the host's immune system over time?
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- 1It is unable to undergo replication inside human cells
- 2It selectively infects and destroys helper T-lymphocytes (CD4+ cells)✓
- 3It targets osteoblasts and degrades structural bone tissue
- 4It selectively infects and lyses red blood cells (RBCs)
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It selectively infects and destroys helper T-lymphocytes (CD4+ cells)
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