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.
The immune system of a person is suppressed. In the ELISA test, was found positive to a pathogen.
(a) Name the diseases the patient is suffering from.
(b) What is the causative organisms?
(c) Which cells of body are affected by the pathogen?
The immune system of a person is suppressed. In the ELISA test, he was found positive to a pathogen.
(a) The patient is suffering from AIDS.
(b) AIDS is caused by Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV). It is a retro virus containing RNA as genetic material.
(c) Macrophages and helper T-cells are affected by the pathogen.