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Question
If a person shows production of interferons in his body, the chances are that he has got an infection of
Options
A.typhoid
B.measles
C.tetanus
D.malaria
Solution
Interferons are proteins produced by a cell infected by a virus and provide protection to other healthy celly from viruses. Measels is a viral disease. It is caused by Paramyxo virus (RNA virus). Interferons was discovered in 1957 by lssacs and Lindenmann.
Typhoid and Tetanus are bacterial diseases and malaria is a protozoan disease.
Typhoid and Tetanus are bacterial diseases and malaria is a protozoan disease.
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