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Patients with HIV are susceptible to a v...

Patients with HIV are susceptible to a variety of infections because

A

the virus produces cell surface receptors that bind to pathogens,making it easier for those pathogens to be infective.

B

synthesising a DNA copy of the viral genome makes a person fell sick.

C

HIV attacks and destroys the T helper cells, which are central to mounting an effective immune response,making those individuals more susceptible to other infections.

D

HIV destroys B cells so that antibodies cannot be made in response to invading pathogens.

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