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The cells called 'HIV factory' is...

The cells called 'HIV factory' is

A

(a) helper T-cells

B

(b) Macrophages

C

(c) dendritic cells

D

(d) WBCs.

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B
After entering into th e host body, HIV moves into macrophages where its RNA replicates to form viral DNA. This viral DNA gets incorporated into the host cells' DNA and directs the infected cells to produce more virsus. Hence macrophages continue to produce viruses and act as HIV factories.
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