Health for Prelims

Yellow Fever: It is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The yellow in the name refers to the […]

What is the COVAX program? The COVAX program is led by the vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organisation(WHO) and the Coalition

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disease. The person suffering from this disease cannot control the

Sleeping Sickness or Human African trypanosomiasis: It is a vector-borne parasitic disease. Caused by: It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites

Plasma: Plasma also called Blood Plasma is the single largest component of human blood. Functions: maintain blood pressure and volume

Xoo infection is a serious bacterial leaf blight disease in rice. It is also known as Bacterial blight. Effect: It causes

Lumpy Skin Disease: It is an infectious disease in cattle caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae, also known as

It is India’s first pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) developed recently by Serum Institute of India in collaboration with partners like

It is used to protect infants, young children and adults against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Conjugate:

It is a challenge launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology