Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: plasmodium _____ is the most common in india

Answer: falciparum

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Flashcard 32: visible deformity is seen in disability grade _____  of leprosy case

Answer: 2

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Flashcard 33: untreated diphtheria may spread for _____ days after onset

Answer: 14-28

Flashcard 34: MC mode of transmission of ebola is by _____

Answer: body secretions

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Flashcard 35: _____ 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 36: NFME(national framework for malaria elimination) targets malaria elimination by year _____

Answer: 2030

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Flashcard 37: Roundworm infection is a public health problem at _____ EPG (eggs per gram of stool)

Answer: >50,000

Extra: WHO Classification for Heavy Intensity Infections: - Ascaris lumbricoides (Roundworm): >50,000 EPG - Hookworm: >4,000 EPG - Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm): >10,000 EPG (EPG = Eggs Per Gram of stool)

Flashcard 38: The WHO Global Specialized Laboratory (Apex lab) for Polio in India is the _____

Answer: Enterovirus Research Centre (ERC), Mumbai

Extra: The WHO Global Polio Laboratory Network in India consists of: 1. **Global Specialized Laboratory (Apex):** Enterovirus Research Centre (ERC), Mumbai. 2. **Regional Reference Laboratories:** - National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. - Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow. 3. **National Reference Laboratories:** Various other centers.

Flashcard 39: 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

Flashcard 40: infections transmitted via soil

Answer: tetanus mycosis soil transmitted helminthes(STH)

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