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Two of the most common opportunistic infections affecting patients with AIDS are __________ and __________.
 
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Name and briefly describe three of the five types of leukocytes.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Pneumocystis carinii infection (or pneumocystic pneumonia) and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (or Mycobacterium avium complex)

Answer to Question 2

Neutrophils contain about 70 of the total circulating white blood cells.
Eosinophils are related in some manner to allergy.
Basophils contain histamine and an anticoagulant called heparin.
Monocytes are actively phagocytic and increase in certain types of chronic infections.
Lymphocytes are primarily produced in the lymph nodes and spleen, but can also be manufactured elsewhere in the body where lymphoid tissue is present.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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