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What are the symptoms of a low cd4/t cell count?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Immune impairment: CD4 T lymphocytes are the drivers for immune response and thus a low count may be associated with immune impairment such as increased susceptibility to infections. This is a simplistic answer.

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Answered 3/25/2022

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