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Biology
Human Health and Disease
121 questions from 38 papers, each with its answer.
- 121 questions
- 38 papers
- 3.43% of Biology
Drugs and alcohol abuse – opioids
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Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug "Smack"?
Heroin comes from morphine in poppy latex.
'Smack', also called brown sugar/heroin, is formed by acetylation of morphine. It is obtained from the latex of the unripe capsule of the poppy plant.
Common diseases – filariasis
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In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?
$Wuchereria$, spread by $Culex$, inflames lymphatic vessels.
Elephantiasis is caused by the roundworm $Wuchereria\ bancrofti$ and it is transmitted by the $Culex$ mosquito.
Immunity – autoimmune disorders
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Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative, not autoimmune, disease.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage. Vitiligo causes white patches on skin and is also characterised as an autoimmune disorder. Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune, whereas Alzheimer's disease is due to deficiency of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
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