HIV treatment must be taken for life because the virus is able to hide itself within the patient’s immune cells, from which it will emerge if treatment is ever stopped. — 123rf.com
Viruses can be very wily microorganisms. Take the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for example.
Firstly, it attacks the body’s immune cells, specifically the CD4 T lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell), and uses them to create more copies of itself.
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