Select the True Statement Related to HIV and the Immune

question 13

Multiple Choice

Select the true statement related to HIV and the immune process.

• A) HIV attacks the heart of the cell-mediated immune system (lymphocytes) so that the human host is progressively immunosuppressed and cannot fight disease.
• B) Patients become susceptible to multiple infections such as candidiasis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and toxoplasmosis.
• C) Deterioration of cell-mediated immunity permits patients to develop secondary cancers, such as Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, or primary lymphoma of the brain.
• D) All of these are correct.

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