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Introduction of DNA Viruses The virus is an obligate intracellular infectious agent and on the basis of nucleic acid, it is of two types-DNA viruses and RNA viruses. DNA viruses have DNA genomes. They are replicated by either host or virally encoded DNA polymerases.Some clinically …
Parasites and their infective stages, habitat, and causing diseases list is given as follows- S.No. Name of Parasites Infective stage Habitat Disease 1 Entamoeba histolytica Quadrinucleate cyst Large intestine Dysentery 2 Giardia lamblia Cyst Small intestine Diarrhea 3 a.Plasmodium vivexb.Plasmodium falciparumc.Plasmodium malariaed.Plasmodium ovale Sporozoa RBCs …
Introduction of Clinically Important Parasites Some common clinically important parasites are Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, hookworms, roundworms, Strongyloides stercoralis, Plasmodium species and Leishmania donovani. Clinically Important Parasites Common and Scientific Names Common and Scientific Names of Some Clinically Important Parasites are as follows- S.No. Common …
Introduction of Taenia solium and Taenia saginata Taenia saginata is the beef tapeworm, a worldwide distribution in countries where cattle are raised and beef is eaten. Taenia solium is the pork tapeworm and it is not as widely distributed as T. saginata. It occurs mainly …
Introduction of Cyclosphora Cyclosphora cayetamensis is a coccidian parasite and it is a very new parasite first identified and was described by Ortega Gilonan and Sterling in 1994. It creates a pathogenic effect called cyclosporiasis. Classification of Cyclosphora Geographical Distribution of Cyclosphora C. cayetamensis has …
Introduction of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genes Detection Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are small double-stranded (ds) DNA viruses that belong to the family of Papillomaviridae. having a circular genome of the size of approximately 7.9-kilobases. There are more than 100 types of HPV that have been identified, …
Introduction Enterobacter aerogenes is a Risk Group 2 organism and is responsible for nosocomial infection, human and animal diseases and normally present in the gut of vertebrates and also in the environment and thus it may be the organism of concern for on health scheme. …
Introduction of Biochemical Test of Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-negative bacteria are the most common etiological agents which are responsible for bacterial infections as well as viral co-infections. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory generally becomes busy due to those isolates. The need for ‘Biochemical Test of Gram-Negative Bacteria’ is …