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If a pregnant mother is suffering from AIDS, would her child get the disease via gene or placenta?

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ICSE-HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE -PRACTICE QUESTIONS (Short Answer Type-II Questions)
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  2. If a pregnant mother is suffering from AIDS, would her child get the d...

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  3. Define the term vaccine.

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  4. How do autoimmune diseases result?

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  5. What is AIDS?

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  6. What are carcinogens? Name two carcinogens. Also explain the term mali...

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  7. Write the full form of SCID and mention the cause of this congenital d...

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  8. What are T-cells? How do they help in body defence?

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  9. How does the cell mediated immune system work when our body is infecte...

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  10. What is addiction? Give the harmful effects of tobacco smoking.

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  11. Describe the ill-effects of alcohol on the liver.

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  12. What is the role of the B-cells in the body's defence against infectio...

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  13. What is the role of the Histamine in the body's defence against infect...

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  14. What is the role of the Interferons in the body's defence against inf...

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  15. What is the role of Pyrogens in body defence?

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  16. What is the role of Lysozyme in body defence?

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  17. What is the role of Suppressor T-cells in body defence?

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  18. What is the role of Antihistamine in body defence?

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  19. What is the role of Plasma cells in body defence?

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  20. What is the role of Helper-T cells in body defence?

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