Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: _____ is the only flea-borne rickettsial disease

Answer: Endemic typhus

Flashcard 202: Surveillance (Active Case Detection) was done every _____ in the National Malaria Eradication Programme (NMEP)

Answer: 2 weeks

Extra: Active Case Detection (ACD) in malaria involves house-to-house visits by a surveillance worker at fortnightly (2-week) intervals.

Flashcard 203: cordon sanitaire means _____

Answer: buffer zone

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Flashcard 204: _____ mode is the MC route of transmission of HIV in India

Answer: Heterosexual

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: _____ is aka nuisance mosquito

Answer: culex

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Flashcard 207: Insecticide granules are used for control of _____ and _____ mosquitoes

Answer: Mansonia

Extra: Insecticide granules (e.g., Temephos 1%) are particularly useful for Mansonia control because they can penetrate through aquatic vegetation to reach the water surface/roots. They are also used in polluted water for Culex control.

Flashcard 208: 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 209: _____ identified vector of yellow fever

Answer: walter reed

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Flashcard 210: incubation period for typhoid is _____

Answer: 10-14 days

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