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one example of adaptive radiation. 9. Can we call human evolution as adaptive radiation? 10. Using various resources such as your school Library or... |
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Chapter 7 Biology is the youngest of the formalised disciplines of natural Human Health and Disease science. Progress in physics and chemistry proc... |
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This is what early Greeks like Hippocrates as well as 7.4 Cancer Indian Ayurveda system of medicine asserted. It was thought that persons with ‘bla... |
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is adversely affected, characterised by appearance of various signs and symptoms,wesaythatwearenothealthy,i.e.,wehaveadisease.Diseases can be broad... |
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to spread typhoid for several years through the food she prepared. Bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are responsibl... |
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is responsible for the chill andhighfeverrecurringeverythreetofourdays.WhenafemaleAnopheles mosquito bites an infected person, these parasites ente... |
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filariasis (Figure 7.2). The genital organs are also often affected, resulting in gross deformities. The pathogens are transmitted to a healthy Fig... |
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on mosquito larvae, spraying of insecticides in ditches, drainage areas and swamps, etc. In addition, doors and windows should be provided with wir... |
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epithelium lining the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts also help in trapping microbes entering our body. (ii)Physiological barri... |
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types of our acquired immune response – antibody mediated. The second type is called 135 cell-mediated immune response or cell-mediated immunity (C... |
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of immunisation or vaccination is based on the property of ‘memory’ of the immune system. In vaccination, a preparation of antigenic proteins of pa... |
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with very small doses of possible allergens, and the reactions studied. The use of drugs like anti-histamine, adrenalin and steroids quickly reduce... |
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is shown in Figure7.5. The bone marrow is the main lymphoid organ where all blood cells including lymphocytes are produced. The thymus is a lobed o... |
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RNA genome (Figure 7.6). Transmission of HIV-infection generally occurs by (a) sexual contact with infected person, (b) by transfusion of contamina... |
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option. Moreover, HIV infection, more often, spreads due to conscious behaviour patternsandisnotsomethingthathappensinadvertently,likepneumonia or ... |
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other cells inhibits their uncontrolled growth. Cancercellsappearstohavelostthisproperty.Asaresultofthis,cancerous cells just continue to divide gi... |
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Techniques like radiography (use of X-rays), CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) are very useful to detect cancers of the... |
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which are commonly abused are opioids, cannabinoids and coca alkaloids. Majority of these are obtained from flowering plants. Some are obtained fro... |
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constitutes drug abuse. Reprint 2026-27 BIOLOGY Smoking also paves the way to hard drugs. Tobacco has been used by human beings for more than 400 y... |
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experiment. This is complicated further by effects that might be perceived as benefits, of alcohol or drug use. Thus, the first use of drugs or alc... |
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becomes dependent on their use. Dependence is the tendency of the body to manifest a characteristic and unpleasant withdrawal syndrome if regular d... |
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transferred from one person to another by sharing of infected needles and syringes. Both AIDS and Hepatitis B infections are chronic infections and... |
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in time. In this regard, the parents and the teachers have a special responsibility. Parenting that combines with high levels of nurturance and con... |
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psychologists, psychiatrists, and deaddiction and rehabilitation programmes to help individuals who have unfortunately got in the quagmire of drug/... |
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of alcohol and drugs, and their perceived benefits like relief from stress, a person may try taking these in the face of peer pressure, examination... |
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