$HIV$ decreases the natural immunity of the body by:

  • A
    Destroying antibodies
  • B
    Destroying erythrocytes
  • C
    Attacking $T$-lymphocytes
  • D
    Attacking $B$-lymphocytes

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The first case of $AIDS$ was reported in the year .........

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$(i)$ $ELISA$
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$(iii)$ $VB$ $Test$
$(iv)$ $ALISA$

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$(b)$ It can be transmitted through organ transplantation.
$(c)$ It can be transmitted through blood donation.
$(d)$ It can be transmitted from mother to child through the placenta.
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$(f)$ It is transmitted from a breastfeeding mother to her child.
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