JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects

    A)  all lymphocytes                               

    B)  activator B cells

    C)  lymphocytes    

    D)         cytotoxic T cells

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    AIDS (Acquired Immune 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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