Question

Name the group of cells the HIV enters after getting into the human body. What happens in these cells and what are these cells subsequently referred to as? Name the next group of cells the HIV attacks from here. [2]

Answer 1

After getting into the human body, HIV first enters macrophages [0.5]. In these cells reverse transcription occurs and subsequently they are referred to as the HIV factory [1]. The next group of cells HIV attacks are the helper T-lymphocytes or $T_H$ cells. [0.5]