2007-05-02 19:47:21 · 3 answers · asked by Hilary S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
HIV, when it becomes active "AIDS" it attacks and kills the white blood cells which are the blood cells that fight off infection in the body.
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2007-05-02 19:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by M00ND0CT0R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The viral capsid proteins GP120 and GP41 are highly glycosylated and also have a variable structure. This makes it difficult for the body to produce antibodies which will reliably bind to the virus to allow phagocytosing cells to clear them from the blood. Also, as the virus integrates it's gene into the host cell DNA upon infection it can remain in the body and be ready to produce more viruses as long as that cell is alive (which in the case of some long-lived cells can be 80 or more years).
2007-05-03 02:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by gotaprofquestion 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It destroys cells that are responsible for the immune response against it.
2007-05-03 03:19:19 · answer #3 · answered by BP 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋