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Biology

Treatment of Infectious Diseases

Science > Biology > Applied Biology > Human Health and Diseases > Treatment of Infectious Diseases We have already studied many things about infectious diseases in previous articles. In this article, we shall study the treatment of infectious diseases Acute Diseases: An acute disease is a disease which lasts for just a short time but […]

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General Biology

Biofertilizers and BioControl Agents

Biology > Microbes in Human Welfare > Biofertilizers and BioControl Agents In this article, we shall study the use of microbes as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers. Microbes as Biocontrol Agents: Chemical insecticides and pesticides are toxic and extremely harmful, to human beings and animals. These chemicals pollute the environment (soil, groundwater), fruits, vegetables, and crop […]

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Biology

Communicable or Infectious Diseases

Science > Biology > Applied Biology > Human Health and Diseases > Communicable or Infectious Diseases Communicable diseases are those diseases which spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being bitten by an insect. They are […]

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Biology

Household Uses of Microbes

Biology > Microbes in Human Welfare > Household Uses of Microbes Microbes are omnipresent i.e. they exist everywhere: in soil, air, water and also in the human body and the bodies of plants and other animals! They also exist in places where no other life-form exists. Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viroids are examples of microorganisms. The […]