The Spanish flu, also known as Influenza is caused by H1N1 influenza virus. This pandemic began in 1918. It was also known by the misnomer Spanish flu or great influenza pandemic. The first case was reported on march 1918 in US. It is affected about 33% world’s population. You may heard about it during the […]
Biodiversity conservation is simply the conservation of our biodiversity using various methods. But first, you have to know what is biodiversity? We know that there are lot of organisms around us. This various life forms on earth is known as Biodiversity. It is the total of all living organisms present on our earth. A good […]
Herbarium is a collection of preserved specimens of plants. It is a source of biodiversity, evolutionary and ecological studies. It is actually dried and labelled plant specimens that can be used for future research studies and all. The herbarium is actually a library, but here the information is stored in a biological form. What we […]
What is menstruation? As you all know, it is nothing but the discharge of blood and mucus from inner lining of uterus know as endometrium through vagina. It is occurring due to rise and fall of hormones in our body. First period is known as menarch and it usually starts during puberty period (12-16). Last […]
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are the infections that are transmitted from an infected person to healthy person through sexual contact. The causative organisms can be bacteria, virus or even parasites. Sexually transmitted infections are 8 in number. That are syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B, genital herps, HIV and human papillomavirus. In which syphilis, gonorrhoea, […]
Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. Providing safe and adequate blood should be an integral part of every country’s national health care policy and infrastructure. Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely […]
