Notice the comment that after treatment your CD4 count should rise. Why does treatment allow CD4s to increase? AAnti-retroviral therapy consists of transfusions of CD4 cells. BAnti-retroviral therapy directly stimulates cell division of CD4 cells, so their numbers increase. CAnti-retroviral therapy will prevent HIV from replicating and killing your CD4s. CD4s can grow back to some degree. Pattern of CD4 count after HIV infectionHIV infectionHIV treatment15006002002- 10 yearsafter HIVinfection CD4count drops abit and thenCD4 count then dropsquickly in a fewpeople, but mostpeople take 4-7 yearsto drop down to 200after treatment,your CD4 countshould riseagain to higherlevelsrecoversCD4 count

CD4 are white blood cells that fights pathogens and is essential part of immune system.The number of…

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Notice the comment that after treatment your CD4 count should rise. Why does treatment allow CD4s to increase?

	A	Anti-retroviral therapy consists of transfusions of CD4 cells.
	B	Anti-retroviral therapy directly stimulates cell division of CD4 cells, so their numbers increase.
	C	Anti-retroviral therapy will prevent HIV from replicating and killing your CD4s. CD4s can grow back to some degree.

Pattern of CD4 count after HIV infection
HIV infection
HIV treatment
1500
600
200
2- 10 years
after HIV
infection CD4
count drops a
bit and then
CD4 count then drops
quickly in a few
people, but most
people take 4-7 years
to drop down to 200
after treatment,
your CD4 count
should rise
again to higher
levels
recovers
CD4 count

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