Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: healthy carrier arises due to _____

Answer: subclinical cases or avirulent strain

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Flashcard 42: infections transmitted via soil

Answer: tetanus mycosis soil transmitted helminthes(STH)

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Flashcard 43: _____ and _____ mosquitoes  spread lymphatic filariasis

Answer: culex

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Flashcard 44: _____ surveilance is done for dengue

Answer: larval

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Flashcard 45: _____ is the most sensitive method to diagnose lymphatic filariasis

Answer: membrane filter concentration method

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Flashcard 46: NFME(national framework for malaria elimination) targets malaria elimination by year _____

Answer: 2030

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Flashcard 47: 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 48: according to WHO,lymphatic filariasis coverage should be _____%

Answer: >65

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Flashcard 49: _____ is World Malaria Day

Answer: 25th April

Flashcard 50: target of NTEP(national TB elimination programme) is to end TB by _____

Answer: 2025

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