How Does HIV Kill T Cells

question 51

Multiple Choice

How does HIV kill T cells?

• A)It engulfs macrophages that then enlarge and engulf 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 cell and causes the T cells to replicate HIV rather than themselves.
• D)It attacks and destroys the suppressor T cells by altering their metabolism.

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