HIV

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cannot work right, B-cells is included which makes antibodies. A person infected with HIV may not show any type of signs for some years. But untreated, the number of T-helper cells steadily drops. At one point the numbers fall so low that the risk increases, and then signs of AIDS appear. Once you’re infected in the body it would infect red blood cells, making low amount of oxygen for the blood to carry, It also infects certain white blood cells, destroying the immune system and making the body susceptible to infection, It infects the alveoli of the lungs, reducing lung capacity and the effectiveness of the respiratory system. It also infects blood-forming cells in the bone marrow, producing anemia and destroying the immune system.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have enough evidence to say that some people that have HIV for years show low levels of the virus in their blood and never develop AIDS and remain without any signs, with or without treatment. This is probably because of ...

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