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The Enemies Of The System

Furthermore, the antibodies produced by the human body do not
harm the AIDS virus. AIDS patients continue to produce antibodies, how-
ever, they are not as effective in the absence of the killer T cells.
One unanswered questions is: How does the HIV virus know exact-
ly what target to focus on? By the time the AIDS virus understands that
the T cells are regarded as the "brains" of the defence system, it will be de-
stroyed by the existing system immediately upon entering the human
body. However, it is impossible for the AIDS virus to conduct any form of
intelligence surveillance prior to entering the human body. How then has
the AIDS virus developed this strategy?
This is only the first of many amazing skills mastered by the AIDS vi-
rus.

At the second stage, the virus has to attach itself to the cells which it
has set as a target for itself. This procedure is not at all difficult for the
AIDS virus. In fact, it attaches
to these cells as a key fits into
its lock.
At the third stage, the HIV
virus undergoes a series of mi-
raculous processes, which will
ensure its longevity.
The HIV virus is a retrovi-
rus. This means that its genetic
make-up contains solely RNA
and no DNA. But a retrovirus
needs DNA to remain alive. To
provide this, it has recourse to

An AIDS virus (orange) attempting
to enter a T cell by piercing the cell
membrane.