How Does HIV Kill T Cells

question 58

Multiple Choice

How does HIV kill T cells?

• A) It engulfs macrophages, which then enlarges and engulfs all other types of lymphocytes.
• B) It weakens red blood cells so that they no longer produce antibodies and attack antigens.
• C) It alters the DNA of the host T cell and causes the T cell to replicate HIV rather than itself.
• D) It attacks and destroys the suppressor T cells by altering their metabolism.

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