Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: MC mode of transmission of ebola is by _____

Answer: body secretions

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Flashcard 32: diseases included in NVBDCP are

Answer: 1. Malaria 2. Lymphatic Filariasis 3. Kala-azar 4. Dengue 5. Chikungunya 6. Japanese Encephalitis

Flashcard 33: plasmodium _____ is the most common in india

Answer: falciparum

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Flashcard 34: 1. Identify → _____ 2. The various treatment kits for STI/RTI Syndromic Management are: **Kit 1 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 2 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 3 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 4 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 5 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 6 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____ **Kit 7 (_____):** - Syndrome: _____ - Contents: _____

Answer: Suraksha Clinic for STIs

Extra: These kits are used for the Syndromic Management of STIs/RTIs under the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) guidelines in India. They are distributed via 'Suraksha Clinics'.

Flashcard 35: Nipah virus is a category _____ bioterrorism agent

Answer: C

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Flashcard 36: _____ are the only rickettsial diseases with a human reservoir

Answer: Trench fever and epidemic typhus

Extra: Epidemic typhus (*Rickettsia prowazekii*) and Trench fever (*Bartonella quintana*) are the primary rickettsial/rickettsia-like diseases where humans serve as the reservoir. Most others are zoonotic.

Flashcard 37: according to WHO,lymphatic filariasis coverage should be _____%

Answer: >65

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Flashcard 38: _____ is the most sensitive method to diagnose lymphatic filariasis

Answer: membrane filter concentration method

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Flashcard 39: healthy carrier arises due to _____

Answer: subclinical cases or avirulent strain

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Flashcard 40: Malaria Indices (Eradication Era): * Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER) = _____{\text{Total population}} \times 100\%\)}} * Annual Parasite Incidence (API) = \(\frac{\text{Confirmed cases in a year{\text{Total population under surveillance}} \times 1000\)}} * Annual Falciparum Incidence (AFI) = \(\frac{\text{Confirmed P. falciparum cases in a year{\text{Total population under surveillance}} \times 1000\)}} * Slide Positivity Rate (SPR) = \(\frac{\text{Total smears +ve for MP{\text{Total slides examined}} \times 100\%\)}} * Slide Falciparum Rate (SFR) = \(\frac{\text{Total smears +ve for P. falciparum{\text{Total slides examined}} \times 100\%\)}} * Plasmodium Falciparum percentage (PF%) = \(\frac{\text{Total smears +ve for P. falciparum{\text{Total +ve smears for MP}} \times 100\%\)}}

Answer: \(\frac{\text{No. slides examined for MP in a year