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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infects cells of the immune system.

Describe the effects of HIV on the immune system.

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Results in a decline in CD4+T cell numbers below the critical level, and loss of cell-mediated immunity. Therefore the body becomes progressively more susceptible to opportunistic infections and cancer.

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