Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: Flea indices in Plague: * Total Flea Index → _____ * Cheopis Index → Average number of Xenopsylla cheopis per rat (indicator of potential explosiveness) * Flea species percentage → Percentage of different fleas * Burrow index → Average number of fleas per species per rodent burrow

Answer: Average number of fleas of all species per rat

Flashcard 202: Identify the current National TB program of India (formerly RNTCP): _____

Answer: NTEP (National Tuberculosis Elimination Program)

Flashcard 203: 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 204: 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 205: nasal carriers are more dangerous than throat carriers in _____

Answer: diphtheria

Extra: In Diphtheria, nasal carriers are considered more dangerous than throat carriers because they shed the organism for a longer period and are more likely to contaminate the environment and hands.

Flashcard 206: Peak incidence of **Kala-azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis)** is in the **_____** years age group

Answer: 5-15

Flashcard 207: _____% of new TB cases show multi drug resistance

Answer: 3

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Flashcard 208: _____ is aka nuisance mosquito

Answer: culex

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Flashcard 209: cordon sanitaire means _____

Answer: buffer zone

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Flashcard 210: _____ 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.