Epidemiology — Flashcards

The main purpose of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) is to detect early warning signals of _____.

_____ is a method of identifying the missing cases that are not on the notified cases list.

Retropharyngeal abscess is seen more commonly in _____ gender

Surveillance indicators for AFP:Completeness of reporting- At least _____% of expected routine AFP surveillance reports should be received on time, including zero reports where no AFP cases are seen

Incidence and prevalence rates are included in _____ indicators

_____ is the average incidence of anopheline bites per day per person

Surveillance indicators for AFP:Completeness of case investigation- All AFP cases should have a full clinical and virological investigation with at least _____% of AFP cases having  adequate  stool specimens collected

In _____ transmission, the disease agent undergoes only developmental changes and not multiplication

_____ phase must be present for disease to be considered for screening for disease control

Under RHIME model, information is collected and assignment on the cause of death as per _____ guidelines is done by two general physicians independently