immunodeficiency syndrome - was originally defined empirically by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) as “the presence of a reliably diagnosed disease that is at least moderately indicative of an underlying defect in cell-mediated immunity.” Following the recognition of the causative virus‚ HIV‚ and the development of the sensitive and specific tests for HIV infection‚ the definition of AIDS has undergone substantial revision. The current surveillance definition categorizes HIV-infected
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Tonsillitis is inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils. The inflammation usually extends to the adenoid and the lingual tonsils; therefore‚ the term pharyngitis may also be used (1). Tonsillitis most often occurs in children; however‚ the condition rarely occurs in children younger than 2 years. Tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus species typically occurs in children aged 5-15 years‚ while viral tonsillitis is more common in younger children (1). Most cases of bacterial tonsillitis are caused by group
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Hippocratic physicians believed these balances could be restored by removing or adding humors (Carthledge‚ 314; Bockler 106). This particular theory dates back before Greek times‚ but Hippocrates reworked it into what is now known as the Hippocratic humoral theory. Hippocrates of Cos was a physician who lived between 460-380 BCE. He has multiple textual works accredited to him although there is no evidence he wrote them. These works include the Hippocratic Corpus and the Hippocratic Oath (L. Adkins and
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Tree Lung parenchyma Infections Bronchitis Bronchiolitis (RSV) Pneumonia Community-acquired Healthcare-associated Hospital-Acquired Ventilator-associated Pathophysiology Occur when host defenses are hindered or overwhelmed Humoral immunity‚ cellular immunity‚ anatomic mechanisms Inoculation Most common: colonization of upper airways‚ high concentrations‚ aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions Less common: via blood from an extrapulmonary source‚ or inhalation of infected aerosolized
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GATE 2011 Syllabus for Biotechnology Linear Algebra: Matrices and determinants‚ Systems of linear equations‚ Eigen values and Eigen vectors. Calculus: Limit‚ continuity and differentiability‚ Partial derivatives‚ Maxima and minima‚ Sequences and series‚ Test for convergence‚ Fourier Series. Differential Equations: Linear and nonlinear first order ODEs‚ higher order ODEs with constant coefficients‚ Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations‚ Laplace transforms‚ PDE- Laplace‚ heat and wave equations.
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Part I INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the field of microbiology and discusses the importance of microorganisms not only as causative agents of disease‚ but also as important contributors to food production‚ antibiotic manufacture‚ vaccine development‚ and environmental management. It presents a brief history of the science of microbiology and an overview of the microbial world. The origin of life and
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demonstrated and Western doctors abandoned misconceived ideas about the causes and nature of disease that had persisted‚ in one form or another‚ for thousands of years (Waller 1).” The germ theory replaced the medical society’s beliefs that relied on the humoral theory for thousands of years. The question that has risen is whether or not there is a problem with monocausal explanations of disease. Waller’s thesis begins with the idea of a 20 year transformation of medicine. This is true because medicine
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What do you understand by the concept of “life force”? What is the relevance of “life force”‚ as you have defined it‚ for the possible future integration of osteopathy into UK health care provision? Life force as a concept is an ambiguous notion which is more of a philosophy than something that has a physical entity. It is for this reason that Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) have an inherent problem in practice within the UK health forum. Predominantly due to the lack of
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stimulate the immune response in the system When a foreign bodies or substances enter the system or body‚ it mediates immediate or delayed type of immune response. Various level of defense will be taken place to devoid the antigen. Humoral and cell mediated immunity will taken place at the last. But when it started it leads to the complete resistance to that antigen by producing a specific antibody. Classification of antigen: The antigens may be classified as complete or incomplete antigens
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Nonspecific Defenses (passive immunity) TRUE OR FALSE? _____ 1. The skin is the single most important defense the body has. _____ 2. Sneezing removes pathogens from your nose. _____ 3. Sweat‚ mucus‚ tears‚ and saliva are all types of mechanical barriers used to protect you. _____ 4. The inflammatory response is part of the body’s first line of defense. _____ 5. Leukocytes are white blood cells that fight infections and get rid of debris. _____ 6. Barriers that keep out pathogens are the
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