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Bacteria length and width

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1 to 10um length
0.2 to 1 um width

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Bacteria may be motile or non motile .
_____are found on the cell surface for motility

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Flagella

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First microbiologist designed his own microscope

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Antonie van leeuwenhoek

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Site of protein synthesis in bacteria

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Ribosomes

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The term virus is from

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Latin
Venomous fluid

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Virus wide range from

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18-400nm

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Plant virus

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Tobacco mosaic virus, cauliflower mosaic virus , potato virus

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Animal virus

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Adenovirus
Retrovirus HIV
influenza virus,
Polio virus

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Bacteriophage

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T4 bacteriophage

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Fungi

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Lack in chlorophyll
Living host - parasite
Dead host - saprospites

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S single cell yeast ranges from

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1-5um in width

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The body of fungus

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Thallus—–mycelium—–hyphae
Each hyphae is 5 to 10 um width

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Cell wall of fungus made up of

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Cellulose or chitin

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Foot material is stored in the form of

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Glycogen or oil globules

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Fungus reproduce

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Vegetative-binary fission budding fragmentation
Sexually - antheridium, oogonium
Asexual- spore formation - conidia

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Ther term prion was coined by

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Stanley B. Prusiner 1982

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Prions are viral particle which contains only

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Protein

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Priyansh induce change in normal protein . this result in

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Degeneration of nervous tissue

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Nitrogen fixation
Free living
Symbiotic

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Free living - azotobacter,nostoc
Symbiotic - rhizobium,frankia

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The protein free pathogenic RNA of virus is

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Viroids
Found in plant and cause disease in plant

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Biopesticide

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Bacillus thuringiensis BT

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Production of fermented beverage

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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BT is a species of bacteria that produce a protein called

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Cry protein

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Curing of coffee bean, tea leaves and tobacco leaves

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Bacillus megaterium
It gives special aroma

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Production of curd
Lactobacillus sp
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Oxalic acid acetic acid, citric acid are produced by
Fungus aspergillus niger
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Yeast are rich source of
Vitamin B complex
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Alexander Fleming produced the first antibiotic Pencillin
1929
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Father of bacteriology
Robert koch 1876 he showed the disease called anthrax of sheep was due to bacillus anthracis
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Common cold
Rhino virus Upper respiratory tract
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Influenza
Myxovirus Respiratory tract
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Measles
Rubeola virus Respiratory tract
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Mumps
Myxovirus parotidis Upper respiratory tract
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Chicken pox
Varicella zoster virus Respiratory tract
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Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lung
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Diptheria
Cornyebacterium diptheria Upper respiratory tract
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Woughing cough
Bordetalla pertussis Respiratory tract
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Poliomyelitis
Polio virus Central nervous system Salk vaccine or oral polio vaccine
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A virus Inflammation of liver Prevention of contaminated food water
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Acute diarrhoea
Rotavirus Intestine
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Cholera
Vibro cholera Intestinal tract Ors
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Typhoid
Salmonella typhi Small intestine
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Malaria caused by
Protozoan plasmodium
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4 species of plasmodium are
Vivax Malariae Falciparum Ovale
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Malaria caused by
plasmodium falciparum Female Anopheles mosquito 10 days Quinine drug
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Malaria was transmitted by mosquito and was proved by
Sir Ronald Ross Nobel in 1902
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Chickungunya is caused by
Virus Transmitted by infection aedes aegypti mosquito during day time 2-12days Paracetamol
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Dengue is known as
Breaking bone Caused by virus Aedes aegypti 5to6 days Paracetamol
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An extraction of tender papaya leaves and herbal drink nilavembu kudineer is given to dengue patient
It's known to increase the blood platelet count
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Filariasis is caused by nematode worm
Wuchereria bancrofti Bite of infected culex mosquito 8-16 month Inflammation in lymph glands Elephantiasis Leg scrotum arms
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Mosquito bite prevented by application of _____ and ______ on the exposed skin
Citronella or eucalyptus oil
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Influenza virus
H1n1 Respiratory tract Pig
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Avian influenza
Bird virus H5n1 2 to 7 days
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Sexually transmitted virus
AIDS,gonorrhea, genital warts, genital herpes,syphilis
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AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Retrovirus human immunodeficiency Attack white blood cell or lymphocytes Weaken the body's immunity or self defence mechanism
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HIV was first recognised by
Hatai (usa) 1981 Tamilnadu 1986 April AIDS vaccine RV 144 trial was conducted in Thailand in 2003 report 2011
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Hepatitis B or serum hepatitis
Entro virus Damage liver cells causing acute inflammation and cirrhosis of liver. Transmitted by mother to thier baby or sexual contact or infected person's secretion such as saliva sweat,tear, breast milk and blood
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Gonorrhoea (bacteria)
Neisseria gonorrhoea Urethra is affected
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Syphilis(bacteria)
Treponema pallidum
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Genital herpes
Herpes simplex virus
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Genital warts
Human papilloma virus
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The process of vaccination was introduced by
Edward Jenner Small pox 1798
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Louis pasteur French chemist and microbiologist
Chicken pox, cholera, anthrax etc Fermentation(1857)
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In which year WHO given the schedule of immunization for children
1970
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BCG
Bacillus calmette guerin Prepared by Two French worker calmette and guerin
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DPT
triple vaccine Protection against dipetheria, pertussis.and tetanus
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MMR
Mumps measles rubella vaccine give protection against viral infection
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DT TT
Protection against dipetheria and tetanus (dual antigen or combined antigen) Tetanus toxoid: toxin of tetanus bacteria
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New born 15 days 6,10,14 week
BCG ORAL POLIO DPT and POLIO
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Fungi are group of eukaryotic heterotroph which are either single____ or multi cellular_____
Yeast Penicillium, agaricus

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