NEET 2010 · Class 12

Human Health and Disease

Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?

  1. (A)The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
  2. (B)Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
  3. (C)AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition
  4. (D)The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Simultaneously, HIV enters into helper T-lymphocytes ( $T_H$ ), replicates and produce progeny viruses.

Chapter
Human Health and Disease
Section
7.3 AIDS
Page
13
Words matched
32 of 32

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'HIV enters into helper T-lymphocytes (T_H), replicates and produce progeny viruses,' which directly matches option D's claim that HIV enters helper T-lymphocytes, and the context of viral replication and attack on other cells implies reduction in their numbers, making it conclusive.

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