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Why might an individual with AIDS have difficulty fighting off otherwise harmless infections? please answer!! last question I have!!! ​

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The HIV virus that causes AIDS kills T-cells. T-cells are responsible for fighting off infections. So someone with AIDS has a reduced number of T-cells and are unable to fight off infections that are harmless to other individuals.

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