NEET 2006 Biology question

HIV that causes AIDS, first starts destroying

(1)B-lymphocytes
(2)Leucocytes
(3)Thrombocytes
(4)Helper T-lymphocytesCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

After entry into the body, HIV infects macrophages and then helper T-lymphocytes (TH cells, with CD4 receptors). Inside them the viral RNA is reverse-transcribed into DNA, which integrates into the host DNA, and

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