HIV infects and destroys helper T cells, and hIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, is a retrovirus. Given these facts, what does the human immunodeficiency virus destroy among the following options:
- B cells
 - bacteria
 - helper T cells
 - animals
 - epidermis and dermis
 - critical organs
 - an organism's body
 - cancer cells


 

   helper T cells      