Biology
Write the full forms of the following abbreviations:
(a) AIDS
(b) BCG
(c) DPT
(d) DDT
(e) WHO
(f) HIV
(g) STD
(h) WBC
(i) TAB
(j) COVID-19
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(a) AIDS — Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
(b) BCG — Bacillus Calmette Guerin
(c) DPT — Diphtheria Pertussis and Tetanus vaccine
(d) DDT — Dichloro Diphenyle Trichloro-ethane
(e) WHO — World Health Organization
(f) HIV — Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(g) STD — Sexually Transmitted Disease
(h) WBC — White Blood Cell
(i) TAB — Typhoid Paratyphoid A & B
(j) COVID-19 — Corona Virus Disease 2019
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