Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: Transstadial transmission is when the _____.

Answer: infection is carried over between successive developmental stages of a vector (e.g., larva to nymph to adult)

Flashcard 162: _____ was the first national health program.

Answer: National Malaria Control Programme

Extra: Launched in 1953.

Flashcard 163: dimensions of ideal bed net hole are _____

Answer: 1.2 mm*1.2 mm

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Flashcard 164: CFR for untreated plague is _____

Answer: 50-100%

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Flashcard 165: 4adb8d5cdc8e4167b74ef969e539af46-ao-5

Answer: TB a public health problem

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Flashcard 166: anopheles _____ spreads malaria in coastal areas

Answer: sundaicus

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Flashcard 167: _____ software is used for TB patient managment

Answer: nikshay

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Flashcard 168: dengue infected aedes mosquito remains infected for a period of _____

Answer: lifetime

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Flashcard 169: human is a dead end host for

Answer: rabies japanese encephalitis tetanus bubonic plague RJ TB announces end of humans

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Flashcard 170: The diameter of an ideal bed net hole should not exceed _____

Answer: 0.0475 inch

Extra: Standard mosquito net specifications (Park's PSM): - Mesh size: 150 holes per square inch. - Diameter of each hole: Not more than 0.0475 inch. - Combined mesh count: The sum of the number of meshes along any two lines at right angles should not be less than 25.