CD4 T cells/mm³ blood 1000 500 Primary infection 0 3 6 9 12 Weeks Clinical latency 123 Opportunistic Death diseases 6 7 8 9 10 11 Years 106 105 104 10³ 102 HIV RNA copies/ml plasma
CD4 T cells/mm³ blood 1000 500 Primary infection 0 3 6 9 12 Weeks Clinical latency 123 Opportunistic Death diseases 6 7 8 9 10 11 Years 106 105 104 10³ 102 HIV RNA copies/ml plasma
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Transcribed Image Text:The BLUE line on the graph represents which of the following in the course of an
infection with
HIV leading to AIDS?
HIV virus in the blood
Helper T cells in the blood
Antibodies in the blood

Transcribed Image Text:CD4 T cells/mm³ blood
Figure 2: The course of AIDS follows
the course of helper T cell destruction.
1000
500
Primary infection
C
0 3 6 9 12
Weeks
Clinical latency
Opportunistic Death
diseases
1
12 3 4 5 6 7
Years
8 9 10 11
106
105
104
103
102
HIV RNA copies/ml plasma
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