Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: _____ is the only flea-borne rickettsial disease

Answer: Endemic typhus

Flashcard 202: _____ state has the maximum number of AIDS cases in India

Answer: Maharashtra

Extra: According to NACO India HIV Estimates, the states with the highest burden of PLHIV (People Living with HIV) are Maharashtra, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

Flashcard 203: _____ mode is the MC route of transmission of HIV in India

Answer: Heterosexual

Flashcard 204: Insecticide granules are used for control of _____ and _____ mosquitoes

Answer: Mansonia

Extra: Insecticide granules (e.g., Temephos 1%) are particularly useful for Mansonia control because they can penetrate through aquatic vegetation to reach the water surface/roots. They are also used in polluted water for Culex control.

Flashcard 205: There are _____ weight categories for the adult FDC regimen of TB under NTEP.

Answer: 5

Extra: Under the updated NTEP guidelines, there are 5 weight categories for the adult FDC regimen: 1. 25–39 kg (2 tablets) 2. 40–54 kg (3 tablets) 3. 55–69 kg (4 tablets) 4. 70–84 kg (5 tablets) 5. ≥85 kg (6 tablets) Note: Older guidelines listed 4 categories (with the last being ≥70 kg).

Flashcard 206: _____% of new TB cases show multi drug resistance

Answer: 3

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Flashcard 207: _____ is aka nuisance mosquito

Answer: culex

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Flashcard 208: anopheles fluviatilis has _____ transmission capacity

Answer: high

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Flashcard 209: Nosocomial infection means _____

Answer: hospital-acquired infection

Extra: An infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission (typically occurring >48 hours after admission).

Flashcard 210: cordon sanitaire means _____

Answer: buffer zone

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