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T helper cells, also called CD4+ T cells (or just CD4 cells) are part of the immune system, but they are also the main target cells that HIV infects and uses to reproduce.

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The Helper T cells, or CD4+ cells are the cells that the HIV virus targets and attacks. It invades the cell and uses its machinery to replicate itself. In the process, the cell is destroyed.

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