NEET Biology question

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

(A)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 numbersCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

HIV specifically infects and replicates within CD4+ helper T-lymphocytes, progressively killing them and reducing their numbers, whereas HIV is not

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