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NEET 2023
Exam
NEET
Year
2023
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Human Health and Diseases

NEET 2023 · Zoology · Human Health and Diseases

In which blood corpuscles, the HIV undergoes replication and...

In which blood corpuscles, the HIV undergoes replication and produces progeny viruses?

Options

  1. AEosinophils
  2. BTH cells
  3. CB-lymphocytes
  4. DBasophils

Correct answer

B. TH cells

Step-by-step solution

AIDS:

  • This is a STI caused by the retrovirus, names as HIV.
  • After getting into the body of the person, the HIV enters into macrophages where it's RNA genome replicates to form viral DNA with the help of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.
  • Simultaneously, HIV enters into helper T-lymphocytes (TH), replicates and produce progeny viruses.
  • The progeny viruses released in the blood attack other helper T-lymphocytes.
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