HIV infects cells of the immune system. What is the most important cell that HIV infects?

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The CD4 T-helper lymphocyte is the most important of the cells of the immune system that HIV infects. It is important in regulating the immune response. The neutrophil is the first white blood cell to arrive at a site of injury. The macrophage is the second white blood cell to arrive at a site of injury. Another name for the neutrophil is the polymorphonuclear leukocyte because this cell possesses a multilobed nucleus.

HIV Infects Cells of the Immune System