Immunity Against Viruses
Introduction Viruses are small particles which infect living cells; this makes them obligate intracellular parasites. They have no reproductive mechanisms of their own so instead must use host cells...
View ArticleBacterial Virulence Factors & Secretion Systems
Introduction Virulence is the ability of a microorganism to produce disease. Virulence depends on the number of infecting bacteria, their route of entry into the body, the response of the host immune...
View ArticleDevelopment of Insulin resistance
Introduction Insulin resistance is a subnormal biological response of the body to insulin, i.e. a reduced response to the presence of insulin. As a result insulin becomes less effective at reducing...
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