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AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects:
BiologyHuman Health and DiseasesNEETNEET 2005
Options:
  • A all lymphocytes
  • B activator B cells
  • C cytotoxic T cells
  • D $\mathrm{T}_4$ lymphocytes.
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The correct answer is: $\mathrm{T}_4$ lymphocytes.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). $\mathrm{T}_4$ lymphocytes are the principal target cells of HIV.

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