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Question
When the ELISA test was conducted on an immune-suppressed person, he tested positive for a pathogen.
- Identify the disease the patient is suffering from.
- Name the causative entity.
- Mention the cells of the body that are attacked by the pathogen.
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Solution
- The patient is suffering from AIDS.
- The causative entity is Human Immunodeficieny Virus.
- T4 lymphocytes are attacked by the pathogen.
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