Nandini Pharasi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology About EBV (Epstein-Barr virus) The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), commonly known as human herpesvirus 4, is a herpes virus that belongs to the herpes family. It’s one of the most prevalent viruses in humans. EBV is a virus that may be found all over the world. EBV infects the […]
Shreyas bhat, DY Patil School of biotechnology and bioinformatics Rhonda Voskuhl a post-doctoral student at the national institute of health united states in mid-1990 observed the sex discrepancy for multiple sclerosis is twice in women as compared to men. Multiple Sclerosis is an infection that affects the cerebrum & central nervous system. What are autoimmune […]
Monika R, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Derived from the Greek word pemphix, pemphigus means “vesicle” or “blister”. There are many different types of pemphigus, all involving vesicle formation at some stage, but Pemphigus Vulgaris (autoimmune disease) is the most common of all and is characterized by blistering and erosions of mucous membranes and skin. […]
Diya Adhikary, Amity University Kolkata DISCOVERY: During the Roman Empire, in the 1st Century AD, Psoriasis was described by famous encyclopedist A. Cornelius Celsus as “Impetigo” (meaning: impetigo that appears on the skin of the nails and extremities). Even though Galen, a Greek physician is considered to have been the first to have coined the […]
-PRIYANKA CHAKRABORTY, AMITY UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA Lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease associated with inflammation affects the skin, kidney, heart, central nervous system, etc, and also produces antibodies that work against cellular nuclei of the body. Two patients suffering from lupus have been successfully treated by a monoclonal antibody, daratumumab. This monoclonal antibody targets specific plasma cells that […]
