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Hypersensitivity Type I, II, III and IV- Summary in table form

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 4 min readby Editorial Team

Hypersensitivity (also known as hypersensitivity response or intolerance) is a term used to describe undesirable reactions that are caused by the immune system, which includes autoimmunity and allergies. These are typically called an overreaction of the immune system, and these reactions can be harmful and uncomfortable. It is an immunologic term , and should not be misinterpreted as a psychiatric term of being hypersensitive, which refers that a person is hypersensitive to physical (ie sounds, touch light, sound, etc.) or emotional stimuli. However, there is a link between the two , studies have demonstrated that with ADHD (a mental disorders) tend to experience hypersensitivity reactions, such as asthma, allergies, or eczema and more than people who don’t have ADHD.

Differences between Serum and Plasma – Serum vs Plasma

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 5 min readby Editorial Team

Plasma and serum are two blood derivatives which do not have blood cells such as red blood cells white blood cells and platelets. Both are enriched with proteins, drugs hormones, toxins and electrolytes. Both plasma and serum can be used to treat and diagnose. They are separated from blood using centrifugation, which eliminates the blood’s cellular component. Blood is infused with anticoagulants when it has been transfused to stop the clotting. The serum color is amber, while the plasma color is straw. The primary difference between serum as well as plasma lies in the fact that the latter is a protein-rich liquid that separates when blood is coagulated, whereas plasma forms the liquid part of blood that holds blood cells suspended.

Differences between Active Immunity and Passive Immunity

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 6 min readby Editorial Team

The immune system shields the body from a range of pathogens and the toxins. Innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens via physical and chemical barriers , such as mucus layers, skin and saliva. The second line of defense is also triggered by innate immunity via the phagocytes. This defense line is … Read more

Differences between Humoral Immunity and Cell mediated Immunity

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 5 min readby Editorial Team

Cell-mediated immunity and immunological immunity are two kinds of adaptive immune responses which allow the human body to protect itself in a targeted manner against harmful substances such as viruses, bacteria and contaminants. While there is some overlap between the two parts of the immune response and both are based on the function of lymphoid cell function – there are some significant distinctions.

Differences between Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 6 min readby Editorial Team

Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus is a Gram-negative bacterium which may cause meningitis or other forms of meningococcal infection like meningococcemia, which is life-threatening sepsis. The bacterium is described as a coccus due to the fact that it is round and, more specifically, is a diplococcus due to the tendency of it to create pairs.

Differences Between Cytokines and Chemokines

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 5 min readby Editorial Team

Chemokines as well as cytokines constitute two immune modulating agents that are involved in mediating and modulating of the immune system’s responses. immune system. Different types of cytokine superfamilies are recognized: chemokines INFs, INFs, CSFs, TGFs and TNFs. They differ only by the function they perform within the body. Chemokines cause a gradient of concentration that directs other leukocytes to the location of the infection. The primary distinction between chemokines and cytokines is that cytokines are tiny proteins that are released by cells within the body that affect other cells. Chemokines are a part of the superfamily of cytokines and possess Chemotactic properties.

Differences between Diarrhea and Dysentery – Diarrhea vs Dysentery

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 5 min readby Editorial Team

The bathroom, experiencing the urge to bowel, peeing regardless of what you refer to it as stool is a normal element of your daily life. But, there are times when this process of eliminating waste from your body alters. If you experience fluid or loose stool, this is known as diarrhea. This is a fairly common occurrence that usually goes away without treatment.

Differences between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 5 min readby Editorial Team

Staphylococcus is an genus of Gram-positive bacteriophages within the family of Staphylococcaceae of the family of Bacillales. Under microscope they appear to be as spherical (cocci) and are found clusters that resemble grapes. Staphylococcus species are anaerobic, facultative organisms (capable of growth anaerobically and aerobically).

Difference between exotoxins and endotoxins – exotoxins vs endotoxins

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 6 min readby Editorial Team

Exotoxin is a toxins produced by bacteria. Exotoxins can cause damage to the host by damaging cells or disrupting normal cell metabolism. They are extremely powerful and could cause significant harm on the human host. Exotoxins can be released, or, as with endotoxins, they can be released when cells. Gram negative pathogens can release outer membrane vesicles with lipopolysaccharide endotoxin, as well as some viral proteins within the bounding membrane as well as other toxins in the intra-vesicular content and thus add an unimagined dimension to the widely-known membrane vesicle transport, which is extremely active in the interface between host and pathogen.

Differences between Mitosis and Meiosis – Mitosis vs Meiosis

• Published on May 21, 2024 • 9 min readby Editorial Team

In cell biology, the process of mitosis is a phase of the cell cycle , in which duplicated chromosomes are divided into two nuclei. Cell division creates cells that are genetically identical, in which the number of chromosomes are maintained. Thus, mitosis is called equational division. In general the case of mitosis, it begins with S stage of interphase (during the time that DNA replication occurs) and is usually followed by cytokinesis and telophase that divides the organelles, cytoplasm and cell membrane of a cell into two cells that contain roughly equal amounts of the cellular components. Different stages of mitosis together are the basis for what is known as the Mitotic (M) period of the animal cell cycle, which is the split of the cell’s mother into daughter cells that are genetically identical to one another.