Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

Why do people with advanced AIDS suffer repeated opportunistic infections?

Correct answer A. Their helper T cell count falls so low that immune responses fail

Explanation

Helper T cells coordinate both antibody and cell-mediated immunity; when they fall below about 200 per mm³, infections normally controlled become life-threatening.

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