A person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may not have any symptoms for a period of time. During this period the virus atincts the body by doing which of the following?
The virus uses nutrients meant for immune colls to fuel its own collular respiration
The virus produces toxins that weaken immune cells and prevent them from reproducing
The virus damages immune cells while using the machinery to produce copies of itself
The virus changes the identity of the nucleotides of immune cells to prevent the immune system from functioning properly