Which of the Following Is the Most Direct Reason That

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most direct reason that AIDS is deadly?

• A) HIV is a retrovirus
• B) HIV enters helper T-cells
• C) Budding HIV particles damage helper T-cell membranes lowering the helper T-cell count
• D) HIV has an RNA genome
• E) none of these explain why HIV is deadly

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