When a person succumbs to AIDS,he or she dies from:

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS attacks and destroys CD4 T cells, which are important for a healthy immune system. When the body has a low number of CD4 T cells, it becomes vulnerable to various infections and cancers, which can lead to the person's death. Therefore, a person with AIDS dies from the inability of T cells to detect invaders, not from an autoimmune process, natural killer cell over-reactivity, or stress.

When a Person Succumbs to AIDS,he or She Dies From