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A person with AIDS may take longer than a healthy person to recover from a Salmonella infection.

Explain why.

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In HIV-infected patients, there is a gradual loss of CD4+ T cells over time. These cells, also called T helper cells, organize the immune system's attack on disease-causing invaders, like Salmonella.
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