phagocytes B lymphocytes helper T lymphocytes cytotoxic T lymphocytes
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: When a person is infected with the influenza virus, the immune system defends the body through a cell-mediated immune response. Which immune cell is responsible for protecting the body from the influenza virus infection?
Possibilities:
- phagocytes
- B lymphocytes
- helper T lymphocytes
- cytotoxic T lymphocytes

cytotoxic T lymphocytes