Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 291: Blood spills are cleaned with a _____ dilution of sodium hypochlorite

Answer: 1:10 (1% solution)::large spills

Extra: Standard guidelines (including Park's PSM and BMW rules) recommend 1% sodium hypochlorite (1:10 dilution) for managing large blood spills. - Large spills: 1:10 dilution (1% or 10,000 ppm) - Small spots/Surface cleaning: 1:100 dilution (0.1% or 1,000 ppm)

Flashcard 292: Minimum of _____ rounds of MDA should be done in endemic areas of filariasis

Answer: 5

Flashcard 293: Which mosquito genera are vectors for lymphatic filariasis?

Answer: Culex, Anopheles, Mansonia, and Aedes

Flashcard 294: Which mosquito(s) larvae lie in water parellel to the surface?_____

Answer: Anopheles

Flashcard 295: Masks and gloves used by persons other than COVID-19 patients  should be kept separate, in a _____ bag

Answer: paper

Flashcard 296: _____ test: Determines whether the chosen disinfectant is effective in actual hospital practice.

Answer: Kelsey and Maurer (In use)

Flashcard 297: The EYE strategy is a comprehensive and long term strategy targeting elimination of _____ epidemics by 2026

Answer: yellow fever

Flashcard 298: Based on their life cycle, _____ zoonoses are diseases that are transmitted by direct contact/fomite and have no essential development during transmission

Answer: direct

Flashcard 299: What are the contents and partner treatment (Rx) for the White Kit (Kit 1) in STI syndromic management?

Answer: Tab. Azithromycin (1g) - 1 tablet Tab. Cefixime (400mg) - 1 tablet *Partner treatment: Same regimen is given to the partner.

Extra: Kit 1 (White) is used for the syndromic management of: 1. Urethral discharge 2. Cervical discharge 3. Anorectal discharge Under NACO guidelines, partners of patients with these syndromes should also be treated (Expedited Partner Therapy).

Flashcard 300: In Japanese encephalitis, Ardeid birds are _____ hosts

Answer: reservoir