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Explain why a person with AIDS maybe susceptible to pneumonia. Keep in mind the main function...

Explain why a person with AIDS maybe susceptible to pneumonia. Keep in mind the main function of the white blood cells.
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AIDS is a disease of immune system where it attacks T helper cells of the body and hence count of The helper cells is decreased to secere level where immune system of body gets compromised. Now when the person is immunocompromised then pathogens which generally doesn't not attack our body also starts attacking our body and several other kind of infections and disease. These type of infections which occur in immunocompromised state are called opportunistic infections. Among these one is pneumocystis carinii which causes specifically pneumocystis pneumonia.

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