Epidemiology Indian Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Epidemiology with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Epidemiology Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 121: example of propagative transmission
Answer: Plague bacilli in rat flea
Yellow fever virus in Aedes mosquito
Extra: Biological transmission types:
1. Propagative: Multiplication only (e.g., Plague, Yellow fever)
2. Cyclo-developmental: Change in form only (e.g., Filariasis)
3. Cyclo-propagative: Both multiplication and change in form (e.g., Malaria)
Flashcard 122: rate is expressed in terms of _____
Answer: time
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Answer: negative predictive value
Extra: formulas of
Flashcard 124: Dependency ratio formula
Answer: ((0–14 years) + (60+ years)) / (15–59 years) × 100
Extra: The dependency ratio is the ratio of the "dependent" population (children and elderly) to the "working-age" population.
Note: International standards often use 15–64 years as working age and 65+ as elderly, but Indian Community Medicine (Park's textbook) traditionally uses 15–59 years and 60+ years.
Flashcard 125: _____ is the most essential criteria to establish causal relationship
Answer: temporality of association
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Flashcard 126: demographic gift is seen from stage _____ onwards
Answer: 3
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Flashcard 127: attrition means _____
Answer: patients lost that dont follow up
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Flashcard 128: Incidence in exposed=50%
incidence in non exposed=10%
attributable risk=
Answer: 80%
found in cohort study
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Flashcard 129: _____ study gives natural history of a disease
Answer: cohort
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Flashcard 130: Kala-azar in India is mostly seen in the states of _____, _____, _____, and _____.
Answer: Bihar
Extra: Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) is endemic in 4 states in India: Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. Bihar accounts for the highest number of cases.
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