Vibrio cholerae (Kommabacillus) is the causative agent of Cholera. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Every year, there are an estimated 3–5 million cholera cases and 100000–120000 deaths due to cholera. The appelation cholera probably derives from the Greek word for the gutter of a roof, comparing the …

Also called as vermix, vermiform appendix is a narrow vermin (worm shaped) tube arising from the posteromedial aspect of the cecum (a large blind sac forming the commencement of the large intestine) about 1 inch below the iliocecal valve. Small lumen of appendix opens into the cecum and the orifice is guarded by a fold of mucous membrane known as …

Approximately 350 million people are infected globally with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and an estimated of 1 million people die from complications of Hepatitis B virus each year. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) are extremely resistant strain capable of withstanding extreme temperatures and humidity.
Taxonomy of Hepatitis B virus (HBV):
› Viruses
› Retro-transcribing viruses
› Hepadnaviridae
› Orthohepadnavirus
› Hepatitis B virus
Structure …

The arterial tree begins from the aorta. After the aorta leaves the heart, it divides into the ascending
aorta, the aortic arch, and the descending aorta.
The branches of the arch of aorta can be remembered as ABCS:

A = Arch of Aorta
B = Brachiocephalic artery
C = Left common carotid artery
S = Left subclavian artery

The Brachiocephalic artery divides into the right common carotid …