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Match the following columns and select the correct option : Column - I Column - II (i) Typhoid (a) Haemophilus influenzae (ii) Malaria (b) Wuchereria bancrofti (iii) Pneumonia (c) Plasmodium vivax (iv) Filariasis (d) Salmonella typhi (1) (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), ...

The yellowish fluid "colostrum" secreted by mammary glands of mother during the initial days of lactation has abundant antibodies (lgA) to protect the infant. This type of immunity is called as : (1) Autoimmunity (2) Passive immunity (3) Active immunity (4)...

The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is : (1) Trophozoites (2) Sporozoites (3) Female gametocytes (4) Male gametocytes

Identify the wrong statement with reference to immunity : (1) When exposed to antigen (living or dead) antibodies are produced in the host's body. It is called "Active immunity". (2) When ready-made antibodies are directly given, it is called "Passive ...