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CH HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES Flashcards

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Causative agent of typhoid and it is transmitted via

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Salmonella typhoid
Contaminated food and water

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Typhoid is also known as

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Systemic or Enteric fever

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Typhoid fever can be confirmed by

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Widal test

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Typhoid is what type of infection

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Bacterial infection

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Symptoms of typhoid

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Sustained high fever
Intestinal perforation- extreme case
Weakness
Stomach pain
Lose of appetite

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Pneumonia is caused by

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Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Haemophilus Influenza

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Mode of transmission of pneumonia

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Aerosols

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Symptoms of Pneumonia

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Infection in the lower respiratory tract… fluid filled alveoli

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Causative agent of plague

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Yersinia pestis

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Plague is also known as

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Bubonic plague/ black death

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11
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What kind of infection was plague

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Bacterial infection

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12
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Diseases that spread from animal to humans are called

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Zoonotic diseases

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13
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Plague was primarily a disease of

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Rodent

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Vector of plague

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Rat flea

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Symptoms of plague

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High fever
Bubo(lump) in the armpit or groin region
Blood patch appeared on skin which then turns black

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causative agent of Cholera

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Vibrio Cholera

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17
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Cholera is which type of infection

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Bacterial infection

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18
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treatment for cholera

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oral rehydration therapy as a lot of fluid and salts are released through stool and vomit

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Causative agent for Tuberculosis

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Myobacterium Tuberculosis

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20
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Vaccine for tuberculosis

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BCG Vaccine

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21
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mode of transmission for tuberculosis

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air borne

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22
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causative agent for Tetanus

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Clostridium tetani

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23
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Tetanus is also known as

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Lock jaw

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24
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which disease results in Sustained contraction

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tetanus

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25
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Injection for tetanus

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anti tetanus serum(ATS)

DPT Vaccine- Diptheria, Pestusis, tetanus

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causative agent of diptheria

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Corynebacterium diptheriae

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causative agent of diptheria

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Corynebacterium diptheriae

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causative agent of leprosy

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Myobacterium leprae

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29
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Causative agent of common cold

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Mild ones - Rhino viruses
Severe - Corona viruses

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30
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Which is the most infectious disease in the world

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Common cold

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31
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Causative agent of chicken pox

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Varisella zoster virus

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32
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Causative agent of small pox

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Variola virus

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33
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Which glands swells during mumps

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Parotid gland

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34
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Which virus requires pre existing HBV virus to spread the disease

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Hepatitis D Virus

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35
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Rabies is also known as

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Hydrophobia

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36
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Vector of Dengue

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Female aedes mosquitoes

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37
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Chickenguniya vector

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Female aedes mosquito

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38
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Vaccine for poliomyelitis

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OPV - Oral polio vaccine

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39
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The genetic material of Varisella zoster virus

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ds DNA

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40
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Vaccine for Hepatitis B is

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Recombivax

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41
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Which type of Hepatitis enters via Faeco oral route

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HAV and HEV

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42
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Causative agent of Dengue fever

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Arbovirus- Arthropoda borne viruses - flaviviruses genes

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43
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In chickenpox more scars are on —— then—-

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More scars on the body less on face and limbs

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44
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In small pox more scars on —— less on ——

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In small pox more scars on face and limbs less on body

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45
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Which Hepatitis is/are STD

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HBV, HCV, HDV

46
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Measels is which type of infection

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Viral infection

47
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Mumps is which type of infection

48
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Which digestive tract infection affects large intestine

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Amoebic dysentery

49
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Causative agent of Amoebic dysentery

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Entamoeba histoltyica

50
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Mechanical vector of Amoebic dysentery

51
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Excess mucus and blood clot is a symptom of

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Amoebic dysentry

52
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Which type of infection is Ascariasis

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Helminth infection

53
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Extreme case of Ascariasis

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Intestinal blockage

54
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Causative agent of Elephantiasis

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Filarial worm - Wucheria brancofti
- Wucheria malayi

55
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Ringworm is which type of infection

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Fungal infection

56
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Causative agent of Ringworm

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Microsporum, Epidermophyton, Trichophyton

57
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Infective agent of Filariasis

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Proboscis of Mosquito

58
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Vector of Filariasis

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Culex Mosquito

59
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Symptoms of Elephantiasis

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Majorly swelling in groin and lower limb

60
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Elephantiasis is which type of infection

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Helminth infection

61
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Malarial infection is which type of infection

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Protozoan infection

62
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Vector of Malaria

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Female anopheles mosquito

63
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Causative agent of Malaria

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4 species of plasmodium-
1. Plasmodium vivac
2. P. ovale
3. P. malariae
4. P. falciparum - fatal- malignant malariab

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Primary host and secondary host of plasmodium that causes malaria is

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Primary host - human
secondary host - mosquito

65
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Where does sexual and asexual phase of plasmodium that causes malaria occurs

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Sexual stage - mosquito
Asexual stage - human

66
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—- enters the RBC and produce ——

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Phanerozites enter the RBC and produce merozoites

67
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Merozoites feed on —- to form —-

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Merozoites feed on harmoglobin to form haemozoin

68
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—- chemical is responsible for fever and chills in malaria

69
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Sporozoites are — shaped

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Spindle shaped

70
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the infectious agent that enters the body for malaria

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Sporozoites

71
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What are the types of immunity

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  1. Innate Immunity- it is present at the time of birth and has a non specific type of defence
  2. Acquired immunity- it is gained after birth and it is pathogen specific
72
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What are the types pf barrier in innate immunity

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  1. Physical barrier - skin
  2. Physiological barrier - acid in stomach, saliva in mouth, tears from eyes
  3. Cellular barrier- WBC like PMNL-neutrophils, Monocytes, natural killer cells
  4. Cytokine barriers- interferons which is produced by virally infected cells to send signals to neighbouring non infected cells
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1st line of defence

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Physical and physiological barrier

74
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2nd line of defence

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Cellular and cytokine barrier

75
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3rd line of defence

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Acquired immunity

76
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Which immunity is pathogen specific

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Acquired immunity

77
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Who is regarded as the father of immunology

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Edward jenner

78
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B lymphocyte provide which type of immunity

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Humoral or antibody mediated immunity

79
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T lymphocyte provide which type of immunity

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Cell mediated immunity

80
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Memory B and T cells are stored in

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Spleen and lymph nodes

81
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What are antigens

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Antigens are molecules which when introduced into the body stimulate the production of antibody

82
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Each antibody has — peptide chain linked by —-

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4 peptide chain, 2 heavy and 2 light
They are linked by disulphide bonds

83
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How many disulphide bonds are present in an antibody

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16 disulphide bonds

84
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Which end of antibody binds to antigens

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Fab - Fragment of molecule that is antigen binding or paratopes

85
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Which antibody is prominent during 1st encounter

86
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How many paratopes are present in IgM

87
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Which is the largest antibody

88
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The most abundantly present antibody is

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IgG - 75% of the immunoglobin pool

89
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How many paratopes are present in IgD

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2 paratopes

90
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Where is Ig D found

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It is found in large quantity on the cell membrane

91
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How many types of antibodies are present

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5 types-
IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

92
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Which antibody is a mediator in allergic response

93
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Which response against antigens is fast and high intensity

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Secondary/ anamestic response

94
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Antigens have determinants called

95
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B lymphocytes evolve into plasma cells under the influence of

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T cell released cytokines

96
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What are the different types of T cells

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  1. Helper T cell
  2. Cytotoxic/killer T cell
  3. Suppressor T cells
  4. Memory T cells
97
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An example of Antigen presenting cell

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Macrophages

98
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Helper T cell stimulate

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B cells to produce antibody and killer T cell to destroy the non self cells

99
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What is the function of suppressor T cells

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Suppresses the function of cytotoxic and Helper T cell so that the immune system doesn’t attack the body’s own cells

100
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Perforins are secreted by

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Cytotoxic T cells

101
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What plays an important role in suppressing the immune system during transplantation

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Histocompatibilty antigen and immunosuppressant

102
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Which immune response is responsible for graft rejection

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Cell mediated immune response

103
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Which immunosuppressant drug prevents rejection of kidney, heart and liver transplant

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Cyclosporin

104
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—— is responsible for lymphocyte recognition and antigen presentation

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Major histocompatibility protein

105
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What are the types of Acquired immunity

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  1. Active immunity
  2. Passive immunity
106
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Vaccination is which type of immunity

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Vaccination is Artificial active acquired immunity

107
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What is active immunity

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Antibodies are produced in the hosts body

108
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What is passive immunity

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When preformed antibodies are directly given to a person

109
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Colostrum secreted by mother during initial days of lactation is which type of immunity

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Natural passive acquired immunity

110
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What is the principle of immunisation or vaccination

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Based on the property of memory of the immune system

111
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The first true vaccine was discovered against — by —

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The first true vaccine against chicken cholera was discovered by Louis Pasteur

112
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1st passive immunisation technique was used by — against —-

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By Emil von Behring
against Diptheria

Zoology class 11 NEET (14 decks)

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