Prion disease (an infectious protein)
What are prions? Prions are unusual proteinaceous infectious particles that cause a group of universally fatal neurodegenerative disease called the spongiform encephalopathies by an entirely […]
Month: August 2020
Fluorimetry-Principle and Applications
Introduction: A large number of substances are unknown which can absorb ultraviolet or visible light energy. But these substances lose excess energy through heat through […]
Outbreak (epidemic) investigation
Outbreak investigating involves a procedure to identify the causative agents of the disease, people infected, the circumstances and mode of transmission of the disease. It […]
Partition chromatography-principle, instrumentation and application
Introduction First developed by Martin and Syange in 1941, illustrated the technique for the separation of amino acids. Their basic was to use liquid phase […]
Blood Urea: normal value, clinical significance and methods of estimation
Introduction: Urea is the chief nitrogenous waste formed during protein metabolism in man. It is devised principally from the amino groups of amino acids. Liver […]
Epidemiological marker-(Phenotype and Genotype)
Typing is the integral part of epidemiological investigation. It is the method of identification of organism upto the strain level (origin). Two broad categories: Phenotypic […]
Levels of public health surveillance
Public health surveillance: Public health surveillance is the systematic process of data collection, analysis, and interpretation with the routinely dissemination of these data to concern […]
Thin layer Chromatography (TLC)-Principle and procedure
Principle of thin layer chromatography It is similar to paper chromatography except that a thin (0.25mm) layer of some inert material such as Al2O3, MgO, […]
Blood Glucose: normal value, clinical significance and methods of estimation
Introduction For all practical purposes, glucose is the only sugar that is present in the blood. Glucose is absorbed by the body cells and is […]
Lipid profile of blood-Normal value, significance and methods of estimation
Introduction: Lipids are organic substances that contain mostly carbon and hydrogen and some oxygen. A number of lipids also contain nitrogen and phosphorus. Lipids in […]