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how does HIV affect the body and distrupt homeostasis

a.by infecting the cells of the body's immune system
b by thickening the blood
c.by causing a gene mutation
d. by stopping the heart​

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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Failure of T-cell homeostasis is an important feature of HIV-1 infection. Substantial evidence indicates that T-cell homeostasis is independent of CD4+ and CD8+ subsets, and this may contribute to the decline of CD4+ T cells to low levels in this disease.

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