Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 171: strategy 3 of NACO guidelines for HIV is used for _____

Answer: asymptomatic patients

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Flashcard 172: japanese encephalitis is spread by _____ mosquito

Answer: culex

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Flashcard 173: 1. Identify -→ _____ 2. Diseases covered → 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____

Answer: NVBDCP (National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme)

Extra: The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) was renamed to the National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) in 2022.

Flashcard 174: 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.

Flashcard 175: The two main types of chemical **anti-adult sprays** used for vector control are _____.

Answer: space spray and residual spray

Flashcard 176: Temephos is a _____ poison to larvae

Answer: contact

Flashcard 177: 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 178: eggs of culex mosquitoes are _____ shaped

Answer: raft

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Flashcard 179: Vectors of yellow fever

Answer: 1. **Urban cycle:** *Aedes aegypti* 2. **Jungle (Sylvatic) cycle:** - **Africa:** *Aedes africanus* - **South America:** *Haemagogus* and *Sabethes* species

Extra: Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The "urban" cycle involves human-to-human transmission via Aedes aegypti, while the "jungle" cycle involves monkey-to-human transmission via forest-canopy mosquitoes.

Flashcard 180: 4 mc rickettsial infections found in india are

Answer: endemic typhus scrub typhus Q fever Indian tick typhus epidemic absent

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