HIV, the AIDS virus (yellow), infecting a human cell
| Title: | HIV, the AIDS virus (yellow), infecting a human cell |
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| Description: | This human T cell (blue) is under attack by HIV (yellow), the virus that causes AIDS. The virus specifically targets T cells, which play a critical role in the body's immune response against invaders like bacteria and viruses.The most common AIDS-related cancers are Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cervical cancer. Other less common types of AIDS-related cancers include cancers of the mouth, throat, liver, lung, colon, rectum, anus, testes, and skin. |
| Topics/Categories: |
Cancer Types -- AIDS-Related Cells or Tissue -- Abnormal Cells or Tissue |
| Type: | Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
| Creator: | Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, and Austin Athman |
| Date Created: | 2014 |
| Date Added: | December 30, 2014 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |