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The immune system of a person is suppressed. In the ELISA test, was found positive to a pathogen.
(a) Name the diseases the patient is suffering from.
(b) What is the causative organisms?
(c) Which cells of body are affected by the pathogen?
(a) Name the diseases the patient is suffering from.
(b) What is the causative organisms?
(c) Which cells of body are affected by the pathogen?
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A person's immune system is suppressed and he tested positive to a pathogen in ELISA.
(a) AIDS is the disease, the patient is suffering from.
(b) Human immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) causes AIDS. It is a retro virus where genetic material is RNA.
(c) The pathogen affects macrophages and helper T-cells.
(a) AIDS is the disease, the patient is suffering from.
(b) Human immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) causes AIDS. It is a retro virus where genetic material is RNA.
(c) The pathogen affects macrophages and helper T-cells.
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