
Concept explainers
(a)
To determine:
The names of viral diseases from table 6.2 against which we have been vaccinated.
Introduction:
Many viral diseases have been eradicated because of mass immunization drives. Vaccination against some other viral diseases renders them relatively mild. Some diseases like Polio are on the verge of eradication because of mass immunization programs in developing countries.
(b)
To analyse:
The types of viruses that are likely to become oncoviruses and the reason for the same.
Introduction:
Viruses are obligate intracellular

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