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Wool sorters disease

Pulmonary anthrax found in workers in a wool factory, due to inhalation of anthrax spores from the wool of infected animals.

Biochemistry

Sterone

Ketone derivative of a steroid.

Medicine

Endemic Ascites

It was noticed in the Kusmi block of Sarguja district of Madhya Pradesh during the years 1973 and 1976. There was an outbreak of rapidly progressing ascites and

Preventive medicine

Acculturation

Acculturation refers to cultural contact. When there is cultural contact, there is mingling of cultures and exchange of beliefs and behaviours. Cultural contact can occur by: trade industrialisation

Microbiology

Rosaniline

It is a component of basic fuchsin stain together with pararosaniline and magenta II.

Microbiology

Magenta II

It is a component of basic fuchsin stain together with pararosaniline and rosaniline.

Microbiology

Pararosaniline

It is a component of basic fuchsin stain together with rosaniline and magenta II.

Microbiology

Basic Fuchsin

It is a mixture of rosaniline, pararosaniline and Magenta II used in bacteriological staining procedures. It is a component of carbol fuchsin used in gram staining and Zheil

Microbiology

Carbol Fuchsin

Mixture of basic fuchsin and phenol. It is a component of Zheil Neelson stain used in staining acid fast organisms. It has a high affinity for mycolic acid

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