Which of the following glands is large sized at birth but reduces in size with ageing?
Pineal
Pituitary
Thymus
Thyroid
Haemozoin is
precursor of haemoglobin
toxin from Streptococcus
toxin from Plasmodium species
toxin from Haemophilus species
One of the following is not the causal organism for ringworm
Microsporum
Trichophyton
Epidermophyton
Macrosporum
A person with sickle-cell anaemia is
more prone to malaria
more prone to typhoid
less prone to malaria
less prone to typhoid
Certain pathogens are tissue/organ specific. Justify the statement with suitable example.
Certain pathogens are tissue/organ specific as they are adapted to overcome the resistance mechanisms of those tissues and organs, e.g., the pathogens that enter the gut must know a way of surviving in the stomach at low pH and resistant to various digestive enzymes.