Sporozoite is the infective stage of malaria. Symptoms of malaria: 1. Malaria manifests with symptoms such as fever accompanied by shivering, joint pain, vomiting, and anaemia resulting from RBC rupture. 2. Classic malaria symptoms include haemoglobinuria, retinal damage, convulsions, and cyclical episodes of coldness, rigor, fever, and sweating lasting 4-6 hours. 3. Severe infections may … Read more
Antigen: 1. Antigens, large protein molecules found on pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, trigger immune responses in the body. 2. Upon entry into the body, harmful agents like the common cold virus prompt the production of antibodies as a defense mechanism. 3. The immune reaction involves the assembly of antibodies, which work to … Read more
Diseases that manifest after birth are termed acquired diseases.and they fall into two categories: (a)Communicable or infectious diseases and (b) Noncommunicable or Non-infectious diseases. Communicable or infectious diseases Communicable or infectious diseases are illnesses that can be transmitted from an infected individual to another person, either through direct contact or indirectly via various means. These … Read more
Health encompasses complete well-being, extending beyond the mere absence of disease. True health involves physical fitness, mental happiness, and thriving social relationships—a holistic state of being.
Ringworm on the body is caused by Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton.
Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi, transmitted by Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia annulifera mosquitoes.
Plasmodium.
Tobacco contains the addictive substance known as nicotine.
A ring-shaped structure called a schizont emerges from merozoites within human erythrocytes infected by Plasmodium. Subsequently, this schizont generates new merozoites.
The Rh factor is an inherited protein on red blood cells. Presence is Rh-positive (+), absence is Rh-negative (-). Named after its discovery in rhesus monkeys.