HIV INFECTION help This is graded plz plz plz plz HIV infects . Specifically, it infects a type of T cell called a or cell (they are called CD4 cells because of the presence of a CD4 on their membranes).
When HIV enters the body, it seeks out helper T cells by the CD4 protein.
HIV to the cell and releases its material (RNA) into the cell.
The RNA is transformed into . This is called .
The viral DNA is incorporated into the helper T cell .
The helper T cell the viral DNA and makes more HIV .
New viruses are in the helper T cell. They from the helper T cell by off the T cell.
Eventually, the helper T cell is and new viruses other helper T cells.