Parasitic Diseases, Cancer, and Immunology

This includes cancer of bones, cartilages, tendons, adipose and tissues, etc.

HIV enters helper T-cells and replicates inside to produce more virus.

The microfilarae larva of this helminth causes filaria.

It is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti . It is commonly known as elephantiasis due to swelling of legs, scrotum, etc.

It is a blood sucking parasite.

It is a protozoan disease which is caused by Trypanosoma gambiense.

it is caused by Entamoeba histolytica which lives in the intestine of human beings.

It is the primary host of Taenia solium .It is a parasite in the small intestine

It is present in human intestine and feeds on RBCs, tissue fragments undigested food and bacteria.

Asexual phase of malarial parasite occurs in man and  it is considered  the second host.

This drug is used for killing microfilariae.

It is the most common species in India and causes benign tertian malaria.

Laveran had discovered that the malaria was caused by protozoan.

It is a characteristic of benign tumor.

It is used for curing high fever.

It can cross placenta and provides natural passive immunity in foetus and new born babies.

It is found in human caecum, colon or vermiform appendix.

It is the largest Ig. It is a macroglobulin which is atleast five times larger than Ig G.

It is a cancerous growth of melanocytes.

This  is present in clostrum, tears and saliva.

The membrane which is source of synovial fluid becomes inflammed .It produces large quantity of  fluid.

It acts as a  mediator in  type 1 hypersenstivity.

Prausnitz & Kustner demonstrated transmission of IgE-mediated type 1 hypersenstivity by injecting serum containing IgE antibodies from allergic person into the skin of normal & non allergic person.it is called PK reaction

There is chronic enlargment  of lymphocytes by lymph nodes and spleen.