NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2010

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    Which one of the following statements- is correct with respect to AIDS?

    A) The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person       

    B) Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection

    C) AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition

    D) The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes   thus   reducing their numbers

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    AIDS' (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) is a/viral disease of immune system. It is caused by virus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In AIDS patients, the virus homes on \[C{{D}_{4}}+\]T-cells (helper T-lymphocytes), infecting and killing them until none are left. Without their crucial immune system cells, the body cannot mount a defence against invading bacteria or viruses. AIDS patient die off infections that a healthy person could fought off.


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