Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 191: mc route of transmission of hep B is _____

Answer: via blood

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Flashcard 192: _____ is celebrated as world TB day

Answer: 24th march

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Flashcard 193: 37d156c87dae4f06a6f34c5d0029a214-ao-1

Answer: managment of leprosy-as per NLEP

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Flashcard 194: _____ is the malaria month

Answer: june

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Flashcard 195: facility integrated testing of HIV is done at _____ level

Answer: PHC/CHC/hospital

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Flashcard 196: _____% of previously treated TB cases show any drug resistance

Answer: 37

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Flashcard 197: The _____ period for plague is 6 days

Answer: quarantine

Extra: Quarantine period for plague is 6 days (corresponding to the maximum incubation period). Note: Isolation for cases is required for the duration of the illness (for bubonic) or until 48 hours of effective antibiotic therapy (for pneumonic).

Flashcard 198: Flea indices in Plague: * Total Flea Index → _____ * Cheopis Index → Average number of Xenopsylla cheopis per rat (indicator of potential explosiveness) * Flea species percentage → Percentage of different fleas * Burrow index → Average number of fleas per species per rodent burrow

Answer: Average number of fleas of all species per rat

Flashcard 199: case fatality ratio in pertusis is _____%

Answer: 5-6

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Flashcard 200: Surveillance (Active Case Detection) was done every _____ in the National Malaria Eradication Programme (NMEP)

Answer: 2 weeks

Extra: Active Case Detection (ACD) in malaria involves house-to-house visits by a surveillance worker at fortnightly (2-week) intervals.