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Who discovered blood circulation? |
William Harvey |
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Who demonstrated normal body temperature in persons with black bile using thermometer? |
William Harvey |
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Causative organism of Typhoid? |
Salmomella typhii |
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Widal test is used in which disease? |
Typhoid fever. |
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Typhoid Mary's fullname. |
Mary mallon |
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Causative microbe of pneumonia? |
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. |
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Lips and fingernails turn blueish or gray color in? |
Pneumonia |
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Causative microbe group of Dysentery? |
Bacteria |
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Causative microbe group of plague? |
Bacteria |
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Causative microbe group of diphtheria? |
Bacteria |
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Common cold affects the lungs. True or false? |
False |
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Causative microbe of Malaria? |
Plasmodium vivax or falciparum or malaria |
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Group to which plasmodium belongs? |
Protozoa |
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Malignant malaria by? |
P. Falciparum |
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Fatal malaria by? |
P. Falciparum |
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Mature stage of plasmodium? |
Sporozoites |
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Infective stage to humans? |
Sporozoites |
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Sporozoites stored in which organ? |
Salivary glands of mosquito |
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Which stage of plasmodium reaches the liver? |
Sporozoites. |
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Asexual reproduction in plasmodium takes place at? |
Liver cells and RBC |
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Sexual stage of plasmodium develop in? |
RBC |
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Infective stage of mosquito? |
Gametocytes. |
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Fertilisation and development of plasmodium in? |
Intestine of the mosquito. |
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Chills and fever in malaria is in hw many days intervals? |
3 to 4 days. |
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Entamoeba histolytica belongs to which group? |
Protozoa |
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Mechanical carriers of entamoeba? |
Houseflies |
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3 genera of ringworms. |
1. Microsporum 2. Trichophyton 3. Epidermophyton |
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Fish that feeds on mosquito larva. |
Gambusia |
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Vector for dengue and chikungunya. |
Aedes mosquito |
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Hapatitis B vaccine from? |
Yeast |
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What shape is the spleen? |
Bean shaped |
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Lymphocytes proliferate to become? |
Effector cells |
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What does the spleen contain? |
Lymphocytes and phagocytes. |
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A large reservoir of erythrocytes? |
Spleen |
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What is MALT? |
Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue. Lymphoid tissue lining major tracts... like.. resp, digestv, urogenital..etc. |
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First case of AIDS in which year? |
1981 |
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HIV virus attacks which cells of the body? |
Macrophages and helper T cells. |
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Diagnostic test for AIDS. |
ELISA- enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay |
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Fullform of NACO. |
National AIDS Control Orgsnisation. |
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Resting period of HIV is usually? |
5-10 yrs. |
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Normal cells unlike cancer cells show a property called? |
Contact inhibition |
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Tumors confined to it's location? |
Benign tumors. |
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Malignant tumor's main characteristic? |
Metastasis. |
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Ionising radiations that act as Carcinogens. |
X ray and Gamma rays |
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Non ionising radiations that are carcinogenic. |
UV rays |
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What is neoplastic? |
Mass of proliferating tumor cells. |
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Oncogenic virus? |
Cancer causing viruses. |
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Proto-oncogenes? |
Also called cellular oncogenes (c-onc). Genes in normal cell that when activated become cancerous. |
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Which rays are used in radiography? |
X rays. |
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Which rays are used in radiography? |
X rays. |
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Which rays are used in CT scans? |
X rays to generate 3D image of internal objects. |
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What is used to perform MRI scan? |
Strong magnetic fields and non ionising radiations (like UV rays). |
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What are ã-interferons? |
A medication. Biological response modifier that activates the immune system to fight against cancer cells. |
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Receptor for opioid drugs are located at? |
CNS and gastrointestinal tract. |
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Effect of heroine? |
Depressant and slows down body functions. |
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Cannabinoid receptors are present in? |
The brain. |
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Parts of cannabis sativa used? |
Flower tops, leaves and resin. |
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Effects of cannabinoids. |
Cardiovascular system. |
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Cocaine is extracted from? |
Erythroxylum coca |
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Cocaine is native to? |
South america |
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Cocaine effects. |
Euphoria Interferes with dopamine. Hallucination. |
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Cocaine receptors at? |
CNS |
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Well known hallucinogenic plants. |
Atropa belladona Datura |
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Sportspersoms abuse which class of drugs? |
Cannabinoids. |
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Wat is LSD? |
Lysergic acid diethy amides. |
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Which gas content increases in the blood by smoking? |
CO |
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Steps of drug abuse. |
1. Experimentation. Out of curiosity. 2. To escape from problems. |
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Cirrhosis is the damage of which organ? |
Liver |
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Which stage of W. Bancrofti is infective to man? |
3rd stage larva. |
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Bacteria that affects after AIDS. |
Mycobacterium |
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Parasite that affects after AIDS. |
Toxoplasma |
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What is smack? |
Heroin. |
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Chemical name of smack? |
Diacetylmorphine. |
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Heroine is extracted from which plant? |
Latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum. |