Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 141: isolation is done for _____ people

Answer: infected

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Flashcard 142: examples of diseases spreading via airborne route

Answer: TB Measles Chickenpox Disseminated Herpes Zoster

Extra: Airborne transmission involves droplet nuclei (< 5 microns) that can remain suspended in the air for long periods and travel distances > 1 meter. Key examples: 1. Tuberculosis 2. Measles (Rubeola) 3. Varicella (Chickenpox) 4. Disseminated Herpes Zoster (Localized zoster is contact only) 5. Smallpox

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Answer: rickettsial disease and vectors

Extra: typhus

Flashcard 144: Typhoid carriers:\nmale _____ female

Answer: <

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Answer: tetanus prophylaxis

Extra: ALWAYS GIVE I.G. IF PATIENT IS HIV +VE

Flashcard 146: lymphatic filariasis is mc seen in _____ of age group

Answer: 20-40 years

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Flashcard 147: _____species of flea is the vector of plague

Answer: xenopsylla cheopis

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Flashcard 148: MOT of leprosy is via _____

Answer: respiratory route

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Flashcard 149: strategy _____ of NACO guidelines for HIV is used for surveillance procedure

Answer: 2a

Flashcard 150: reservoir and source for tetanus are _____

Answer: soil

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