NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What is the role of macrophages in the replication of HIV?
Options
- ADestroying the virus particles
- BActing as a factory for producing virus particles
- CStopping the replication of the virus
- DEncapsulating the virus particles
Correct answer
B. Acting as a factory for producing virus particles
Step-by-step solution
AIDS is caused by the Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus (HIV).People who are at high risk of getting HIV infection include individuals with multiple sexual partners, drug addicts who take drugs intravenously, individuals who require repeated blood transfusions, and children born to an HIV-infected mother.The spread of HIV infection is due to conscious behavior patterns and not due to natural causes or poor monitoring. Macrophages continue to produce virus particles and act as a factory for producing HIV. Due to the repl