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What is Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune response. The primary change brought about is: and explain in detail?
HIV infects CD4 (helper) T-lymphocytes, macrophages and monocytes and leads to cell-mediated immune deficiency which predisposes to opportunistic infections and malignancies.