Immunology Flashcards
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Q
Use the data in the table above and your knowledge of the immune response to suggesr why HIV controllers do not develop symptoms of AIDS
A
- HIV controllers have more CD4 cells
- And a lower viral load to infect T cells
- So there is more activation of B cells, cytotoxic T cells and phagocytes
- With more B cells, more plasma and more antibodies being produced
- Body is able to destroy other microbes/pathogens someone who suffers from AIDS wouldn’t be able to
