A) Within 16 days of sexual contact with an infected person
B) When the infected retrovirus enters host cells
C) When HIV damages large number of helper T-lymphocytes
D) When the viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
[c] AIDS symptoms appear in the most advanced stage of HIV disease. Some people show HIV symptom shortly after incubation period but it usually takes more than 10 years. HIV attacks T-helper cells which regulate both hormonal and cellular immunity. This causes their depletion due to which patients immune system becomes very weak and susceptible to even minor infections.You need to login to perform this action.
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