Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: 1. Identify the instrument → _____ 2. Mention two uses → _____

Answer: Tuberculin Syringe

Extra: The Tuberculin syringe is a 1 mL syringe calibrated with 0.01 mL graduations, allowing for precise measurement of small volumes. It is used for intradermal injections such as the Mantoux test (PPD) and BCG vaccination.

Flashcard 62: Shanchol vaccine is used for _____ strain of cholera

Answer: O1 and O139

Flashcard 63: 1. Identify → _____ 2. Only tool for HIV/STD prevention that women can initiate and control.

Answer: Female Condom

Flashcard 64: _____% cases of zika are asymptomatic

Answer: 80

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Flashcard 65: anopheles _____ spreads malaria in forest areas

Answer: fluviatilis

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Flashcard 66: disinfectant of choice for hep B is _____

Answer: sodium hypochlorite

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Flashcard 67: maximum infectivity of mumps is at _____

Answer: onset of parotitis

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Flashcard 68: Case fatality ratio in diphtheria is _____%

Answer: 5-10

Flashcard 69: KFD is spread by _____ vector

Answer: hard tick

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Flashcard 70: SAR of influenza is _____% in non immune

Answer: 50-60

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