Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium spread through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The parasites multiply within red blood cells, causing symptoms that include lightheadedness, shortness of breath, fever, chills, nausea, and an enlarged spleen.
Macrophages are phagocytic white blood cells that ingest foreign materials, such as pathogens, in an immune response. They also secrete substances that stimulate other cells of the immune system, like lymphocytes.
A mast cell is a cell in the connective tissue with Basophilic granules. They release Hepain and Histamine during allergic reactions or inflammation.
Measles is an infection caused by paramyxovirus, marked by itchy rashes that often start on the head and move down the body. The early signs of measles include high fever, cough, and nasal discharge accompanied by Koplik's spots.
Meninges are very fine, tough, and durable membranes that line the skull and bones of the vertebral canal.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the protective membranous covering of the central nervous system, due to bacterial or viral infection that spreads into the cerebrospinal fluid, causing headache, fever, and rigidity of the neck muscles.
Monoclonal antibody is a term used to refer to any of the highly specific, identical antibodies, mass-produced in the laboratory from a clone obtained by fusing a B-cell with a tumor cell.
Mumps is a viral infection caused by paramyxovirus affecting salivary glands. it causes inflammatory swelling of parotid glands associated with fever, illness, and pain during chewing/swallowing.
Myringotomy is a surgical procedure to drain the fluid accumulated in the middle ear by an incision in the eardrum.
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