Which one of the following cannot be used for the preparation of vaccines against plague?
Formalin - inactivated suspensions of virulent bacteria
Avirulent live bacteria
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
C.
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide material
Synthetic capsular polysaccharide vaccines are available for the treatment of pneumonia and meningitis. Vaccines against plague are prepared from the suspensions of attenuated or heat-killed virulent bacteria or avirulent live bacteria.
Which one of the following techniques is safest for the detection of cancer?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Radiography (X -ray)
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography (CT)
A person suffering from a disease caused by Plasmodium experiences recurring chill and fever at the time when the
sporozoites released from RBCs are being rapidly killed and broken down inside spleen
trophozoites reach maximum growth and give out certain toxins
Parasite after its rapid multiplication inside RBCs ruptures them, releasing the stage to enter fresh RBCs
Parasite after its rapid multiplication inside RBCs ruptures them, releasing the stage to enter fresh RBCs
A health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxin in adults and characterised by
(i) a low metabolic rate
(ii) increase in body weight
(iii) tendency to retain water in tissue is
hypthyroidism
simple goitre
myxoedema
myxoedema
When breast feeding is replaced by nutritive food in proteins and calories; the infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from
marasmus
rickets
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
