Hiv Viruses Infecting A Cell is a photograph by Ami Images/dartmouth College - Louisa Howard which was uploaded on August 3rd, 2016.
Hiv Viruses Infecting A Cell
HIV viruses infecting a cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles (virions,... more
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Hiv Viruses Infecting A Cell
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Ami Images/dartmouth College - Louisa Howard
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HIV viruses infecting a cell. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles (virions, round) on the surface of a cultured cell. HIV attacks CD4+ T-lymphocytes (specialised white blood cells), which are crucial in the body's immune system. It enters the cell and makes many copies of itself, which then destroy the cell as they emerge through its membrane. This severely weakens the immune system, causing AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
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