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• One called helper T cells and the other called cytotoxic T cells
• The immune system, sensing trouble, then sends forth white blood cells called cytotoxic lymphocytes, or CTLs, to destroy the affected cells.
• CD8+ cells — also called cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) — matter because, among other actions, they kill cells that become infected with HIV.
• The body also makes cells, known as cytotoxic T-cells, which secrete antiviral chemicals that kill infected cells and clear the virus from the body.