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AIDS is characterised by...

AIDS is characterised by

A

(a) decrease in the number of killer T-cells

B

(b) decrease in the number of suppressor T-cells

C

(c) decrease in the number of helper T-cells

D

(d) increase in the number of helper T-cells

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C
AIDS is caused by HIV. When HIV enters into helper T-cells, it replicates and produces other viruses that kill the helper T-cells Thus, the number of helper T-cells decreases in the body of the infected person and the person starts suffering from various infections.
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