The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cripples the functioning of the adaptive immune system because it selectively infects and destroys one particular class of cells, which are required for mounting a vigorous immune response to a variety of foreign pathogens or cancer cells. What cell is the most-likely target of the HIV virus?
A) suppressor T cells
B) cytotoxic T cells
C) helper T cells
D) natural killer cells
E) neutrophils
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