Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: A person with a history of malaria should be deferred from **donating blood** for a period of _____

Answer: 3 years

Extra: According to WHO and Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, individuals with a history of malaria are deferred from blood donation for 3 years after they become asymptomatic. In some national guidelines (like NBTC India), this period may be shorter (e.g., 3 months after recovery), but the 3-year rule is the standard academic answer for competitive exams.

Flashcard 82: under NVBDCP,states were classified according to _____

Answer: API

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Flashcard 83: small pox is a category _____ bioterrorism agent

Answer: A

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Flashcard 84: reading of tuberculin sensitivity test is done after _____ hours

Answer: 72

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Flashcard 85: 4adb8d5cdc8e4167b74ef969e539af46-ao-3

Answer: TB a public health problem

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Flashcard 86: assay _____ is the most sensitive for NACO guidelines of testing of HIV

Answer: 1

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Flashcard 87: strategy _____ of NACO guidelines for HIV is used for diagnosis of symptomatic patients

Answer: 2b

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Flashcard 88: varicella zoster immunoglobulins(VZIg) are given within _____ of exposure

Answer: 72 hours

Flashcard 89: annual mass drug administration is done for which diseases

Answer: • Lymphatic filariasis • Trachoma • Scabies

Extra: Note: This card refers to an AIIMS 2019 MCQ. MDA is also used for Soil-transmitted helminths (biannual), Onchocerciasis, and Schistosomiasis.

Flashcard 90: _____ under NACO is for North Eastern states

Answer: Project SUNRISE