NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2005

  • question_answer
                    AIDS is caused by HTV that principally infects:                                                                                    

    A)                 all lymphocytes

    B)                 activator B cells

    C)                 \[{{T}_{4}}\] lymphocytes 

    D)                 cytotoxic T cells                                

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) was described first time in 1981 (Africa). It is the result of an infection by the Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). It is a lentivirus within the family of Retroviridae. Principal target cells for HIV are \[{{T}_{4}}\] lymphocytes because these cells have \[C{{D}_{4}}\] receptor proteins for interaction of HIV.


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