Human Health and Disease
- Who discovered Plasmodium in R.B.C of human beings?
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Laveran discovered Plasmodium in R.B.C of human beings and concluded that malaria is caused by Plasmodium vivax. Sir Ronal Ross (1896) was the first to observe oocytes of Plasmodium in female Anopheles.
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Laveran discovered Plasmodium in R.B.C of human beings and concluded that malaria is caused by Plasmodium vivax. Sir Ronal Ross (1896) was the first to observe oocytes of Plasmodium in female Anopheles.
- Schizogont stage of Plasmodium occurs in human cells
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Schizogont or asexual stage occurs in human erythrocytes and liver cells.
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Schizogont or asexual stage occurs in human erythrocytes and liver cells.
- Give the correct matching of causative agent/germ and disease
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Wuchereria – Filariasis
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Wuchereria – Filariasis
- If all ponds and puddles are destroyed, the organism likely to be destroyed is
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Plasmodium is transmitted through female Anopheles mosquito to human and the most favourite dwelling place for Anopheles is water or moist places like ponds and puddles.
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Plasmodium is transmitted through female Anopheles mosquito to human and the most favourite dwelling place for Anopheles is water or moist places like ponds and puddles.
- Amoebiasis is prevented by
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Amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery is caused by a parasite Entamoeba histolytica present in the upper part of large intestine of human. It is caused due to ingesting contaminated food or water with cyst (trophozoite) of Entamoeba. It feeds on R.B.C of intestinal blood capillaries and damages intestinal mucosa secreting an enzyme - histolysin.
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Amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery is caused by a parasite Entamoeba histolytica present in the upper part of large intestine of human. It is caused due to ingesting contaminated food or water with cyst (trophozoite) of Entamoeba. It feeds on R.B.C of intestinal blood capillaries and damages intestinal mucosa secreting an enzyme - histolysin.