Question

Your patient becomes sick due to an infection by the influenza virus and now has the flu. the cells which would most directly attack and lyse virally infected host cells in this case are __________. these cells mature in the __________.

Answer 1

The cells that most directly attack and lyse cells infected by the virus are T cells. These cells mature in the thymus. T cells are an essential part of a properly functioning immune system. Patients with reduced T cells may end up being in more danger from the flu than those with a healthy immune system.