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Question: Widespread resistance of malarial parasite to drugs like chloroquine has prompted attempts to develop a malarial vaccine to combat malaria. Why is it difficult to develop an effective malaria vaccine? A. Malaria is caused by several species of Plasmodium. B. Man does not develop immunity to malaria during natural infection. […]

In year of 1999, 4,458 women were screened for cervical cancer and 72 were found to have CIN 3 stage or above (diagnostic of carcinoma of the cervix or carcinoma-in-situ). The women who did not have cervical cancer were re-screened in 2004 and another 40 cases were diagnosed. a) Explain the […]

Dangerously Thin: A Case Study on the Genetic Code At 65 years old, Henry Blake was in excellent health and enjoying his first year of retirement. Upon returning from his dream trip to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, he noticed that his left leg was swollen just inferior to […]

A woman, age 36, had suffered from anorexia nervosa for 10 years and was admitted to the hospital for treatment. Her weight was about 60% of the ideal for her height (5 feet, 5 inches, 72.6 lbs). She was fed by gavage (nasogastric feeding) with 3L/day of a nutrient solution […]