After getting into the human body, Human Immune Deficiency Virus, enters the macrophages where the RNA genome of the virus undergoes a process of Read More …
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Brief note on Typhoid
Typhoid Causative Agent – Bacteria – Salmonella typhi Symptoms – Sustained High fever Head ache Stomach ache constipation. Intestinal Ulcers. Intestinal Perforations leading to Read More …
When do we need to administer immunosuppressant drugs?
Our Immune system has an inherent capability to recognise ‘Self” from ‘Non- Self”. When Organ Transplants are done, this property of our immune system Read More …
What is Allergy?
The exaggerated response of immune system to certain antigens present in the environment is called allergy.
How does the retrovirus replicate in the human body and interfere with its immune system? How can it be diagnosed and treated?
Virus enters into macrophages. Viral RNA replicates to form viral DNA with the help of reverse transcriptase. Viral DNA gets incorporated into host DNA. Read More …
How does the transmission of typhoid and pneumonia take place? Give names of the organisms causing them and the symptoms of these diseases.
Name of disease Mode of transmission Causative organism symptoms Typhoid Enter the intestine through food and /water , then migrate to other organs Read More …
Mention the names and uses of microbes in commercial production of organic acids and bioactive molecules
Acid producer microbe name Type of microbe Name of acid produced Aspergillus niger Fungus citric acid Acetobacter aceti bacterium acetic acid Clostridium butylicum Read More …