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AIDS is one disease caused by a virus infection. The virus attacks immune system cells known as T cells.

Based on your observations from the Gizmo, how would you explain the data shown on this graph?

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Answer: The viruses infect and kill healthy T cells over time. In the process, more viruses are created. These viruses infect the person's T cells until the person's T cell count is nearly nil. The immune system's attempt to combat the infection by creating an increased number of T cells causes the T cell count to rise at first. The viruses swiftly overwhelm the nascent T cells, resulting in a decrease in the number of T cells

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