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What are the initial symptoms of pertussis?

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Cold-like symptoms
Runny nose
Watery eyes
Sneezing
Fever
Mild cough (that gets worse)

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How is pertussis spread?

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Droplets

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What age group is in the most dangerous if they get pertussis?

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Children <1yr

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What is the incubation period of pertussis?

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6-20 days

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When are you infectious with pertussis?

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From 6 days after exposure to 3 weeks after cough onset

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How long are you ill with pertussis for?

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2-3 months

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What are the complications with pertussis?

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Collapsed lung and/or pneumonia
Convulsions, permanent brain damage or death
Severe weight loss and dehydration due to vomiting
Sudden death (apnoeic attakcs)

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How is polio transmitted?

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Though contact with faeces or droplets of infected person

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What is the incubation period of polio?

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3-21 days

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What proportion of polio will become paralytic?

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<1%

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How long after illness does paralytic polio develop?

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1-10 days

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Why was the live polio vaccine replaced by an inactivated one?

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Virus sometimes (rarely) reverts back to wildtype

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What are the symptoms of measles?

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Runny nose
Cough
Red and watery eyes
Small white spots inside the cheeks
Slight raised rash
Loss of appetite and loose stools

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What age group is measles most common in?

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1-4 year olds

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How is measles spread?

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Droplets

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What is the incubation period of measles?

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7-18 days

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When are you infectious with measles?

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From beginning of first symptoms to four days after the appearance of the rash

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18
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What proportion of measles cases develop complications?

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30%

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What are the complications of measles?

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Severe diarrhoea
Pneumonia
Otitis media
Convulsions
Encephalitis
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Death

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How is HIV spread?

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Sexual
IV-drug use
Blood transfusion
Mother-child (birth or breast milk)

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21
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What are the families of arbovirus?

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Mosquitobourne
Tickbourne
Licebourne

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What is the main issue with arboviruses?

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They’re routinely untreatable

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What are the reasons for the emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses and other exotic viruses?

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Global warming
New vector species
Introduction of new species
Human interference with ecosystems
Extensive and rapid human travel

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What are some examples of ‘common’ arboviruses?

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Rift valley fever
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
West Nile virus
Dengue
Zika

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What infectious diseases have been eradicated?

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Smallpox and yellow fever

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26
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What % of deaths were caused by infection in 2010?

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3%

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What are the 5 infectious diseases in LICs?

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Lower respiratory tract infection
HIV/AIDS
Diarrhoea
Malaria
TB

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Why is the geographic distribution of arboviruses so broad?

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Transmitted by birds and other such things which travel big distances (and therefore spread disease large distances

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29
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What are some reasons why life expectancy has increased?

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Childhood immunisations
Heart disease treatment
Antibiotics

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30
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What % of deaths were caused by infection in 1910 and 2010?

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1910 - 46%
2010 - 3%

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31
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What are the biological reasons vaccines dont exist?

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Mutations
Evolution of protective mechanisms
Integration into the host genome
Dormancy in immune privilege sites
Strain variation beyond immunological memory

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32
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What new and emerging infections cause vaccines to not exist?

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Increasing zoonotic infections

Infections that only infect LMICs are of little commercial interest

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33
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What commercial reasons are there for vaccines not existing?

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Vaccines are expensive and complicated to develop
LMIC problems are not commercially attractive

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What logistical reasons prevent vaccines from existing?

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Limited infrastructure in developing countries
The cold chain
Political/religious intervention

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35
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What are vaccine investment disincentives?

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High development costs
Demand for new vaccines at lowest prices

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What % of the worlds population depends on plants to treat illnesses?

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75%

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37
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How many deaths/year are from 6 major vaccine preventable diseases?

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4.25 million

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38
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What are the WHO priorities in terms of vaccines?

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Reduce cost of vaccines and introduce more vaccines

Avoid needle use
Simplify immunisation regimes
Remove the need for a cold chain

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What infections is post-exposure prophylaxis usually used for?

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Rabies
Tetanus
HIV
Hep A, B and C
Ebola

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40
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What are the advantages of using passive immunisation?

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Immediate protection
Effective in healthy and immunocompromised patients
More consistent response than vaccines

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41
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What are the disadvantages of passive immunisation?

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Quality control and uniformity of product
Safety of production system
Repeated administration -> serum sickness
Cost and availability
Short-lived protection
Escape mutants

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42
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What are the two types of rabies?

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Furious and paralytic

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43
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What happens in furious rabies?

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Hyperactivity and excited behaviour
Fear of water and sometimes air movement

After a few days, death occured by cardio-respiratory arrest

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44
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What happens in paralytic rabies?

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Gradual muscle paralysis starting at the site of the bite

A coma slowly develops and eventually death

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45
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What animal controls can be used to stop rabies?

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Sterilisation
Euthanisation (doesnt work)
Vaccination

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46
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What human controls can be used in rabies control?

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Education
Post-exposure prophylaxis
Vaccines

47
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What are some issues with using rabies immunoglobulin?

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Unaffordability
Limited availability
Batch-to-batch variation
Contamination with adventitious agents
Two tier system for product availability
Ethical issues

48
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What are the two cycles of an arbovirus?

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Man - arthropod - man

Animal - arthropod - man

49
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Where is the reservoir in the man - arthropod - man cycle?

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Either in man or arthropod vector

50
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Where is the reservoir in the animal - arthropod - man cycle?

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Animals

51
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How long is the incubation for dengue?

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2-7 days

52
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Where is dengue found?

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Generally in the 10 degree isotherms

53
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What are the symptoms of classic dengue?

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High fever
Severe muscle pains
Erythematosus rash
Generalised lymphadenopathy
Moderately enlarged liver
Profound leukopenia

54
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When are you most likely to develop severe dengue?

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Between 3-6 days

55
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What are the symptoms of severe dengue?

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Haemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome
Increased capillary permeability -> shock
Increased bleeding, petechia haemorrhages etc

56
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How do you diagnose severe dengue?

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Positive tourniquet test
Spontaneous haemorrhage
Thrombocytopenia
Increase in haematocrit

57
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What are the two groups most at risk of developing severe dengue?

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Infants with declining levels of maternal antibodies
Children with previous dengue infection

58
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How do you treat dengue?

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Supportive
Paracetamol
Tepid sponging for fever
Fluid replacement where necessary

59
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How can you prevent/control dengue?

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Vaccine
Vector control (insecticide spraying, mosquito nets/ screens, Wolbachia and GM mosquitos)

60
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What is the incubation of chikungunya?

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2-7 days

61
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What are the symptoms of chikungunya?

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Fever ->
Itchy maculopapular rash
Poly arthralgia

62
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Is polyarthralgia found in all chikungunya cases?

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No (30-90%)

63
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Where does polyarthralgia affect in chikungunya?

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Joints of wrist, ankles, fingers

64
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What is the treatment for chikungunya?

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Bed rest
Fluids
Paracetomol (NOT ASPIRIN)
Chloroquine for persistent joint pain

65
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How long does chikungunya last?

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</= week

66
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How is Zika virus transmitted?

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Via a vector (mainly aedes aegypti)
Direct human to human (in utero, perinatal- breastfeeding, transfusion, sexual)

67
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What is the incubation period of zika?

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<7 days

68
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What proportion of Zika infection is asymptomatic?

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80%

69
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How long does zika illness last for?

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7 days

70
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What are the symptoms of Zika?

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Headaches
Painful or red eyes
Fever
Joint pain
Microcephaly
Guillain-Barré syndrome
(Very rare = meningoencephalitis and acute myelitis)

71
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How can you diagnose zika?

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Specific RT-PCR for RNA
Specific IgM and IgG ELISAs
Neutralisation tests for 4-fold increase in titers

72
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How do you treat zika?

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Repellants/screens/residual spraying/breeding sites
Postpone travel to endemic areas
Postpone pregnancy
Safe sex

73
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What is the incubation period of yellow fever?

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3-6 days

74
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What are the normal yellow fever symptoms?

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Fever
Headaches
Chills
Back pain
Muscle pain
Nausea
Vomiting

75
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What proportion of yellow fever patients go on to develop severe yellow fever?

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15%

76
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What are the symptoms of severe yellow fever?

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Reoccurring fever
Jaundice and abdominal pain
Bleeding and vomiting blood

77
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How to control yellow fever?

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Vaccine - single dose

78
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How can you control arboviruses?

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Insecticides
Personal and household protection (clothes/repellants/nets/window and door screens/covering water sources)
Spraying
Vaccination

79
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How many people died from Diarrhoeal disease globally in 2019?

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1.5 million

80
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What proportion of deaths from Diarrhoeal disease were children <5?

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1/3

81
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How much has the global <5 mortality rate for Diarrhoeal disease decreased?

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56%

82
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Where is mortality from Diarrhoeal disease generally?

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Africa and SE Asia

83
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How much has the global neonatal mortality rate for Diarrhoeal disease decreased?

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49%

84
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Which group of children are most at risk from dying from Diarrhoeal disease?

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Malnourished
Impaired immunity
HIV+

85
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What is a social demographic index?

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Index of income/capita, educational achievement and fertility rates

86
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How many individuals worldwide lack access to clean drinking water?

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780 million

87
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In LMICs, how many episodes of diarrhoea do children <3yrs experience per year?

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3

88
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How many people worldwide lack improved sanitation?

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2.5 billion

89
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What is the definition of diarrhoea?

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Water or liquid stools with an increase in stool frequency and weight above 200g/day for more than two days

90
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What are the clinical consequences of Diarrhoeal disease?

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Severe dehydration
Excessive fluid and electrolyte loss
Hypovolemia
Hypokalaemia
Organ failure
Long term morbidity and reduced growth

91
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What microorganisms cause watery diarrhoea?

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Norovirus
Cholera
E.coli enteritis

92
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What microorganisms cause dysentery?

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Shigellosis
Amoebiasis

93
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What causes persistent diarrhoea?

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Usually unknown but associated with immunosuppression

94
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What are complications of watery diarrhoea?

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Dehydration
Electrolyte imbalances
Tetany
Convulsions
Hypoglycaemia
Renal failure

95
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What are the complications of dysentery?

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Electrolyte imbalances
Convulsions
Haemolytic uremia syndrome
Toxic mega colon
Protein losing enteropathy
Arthritis
Perforation

96
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Can you get non-infectious causes of diarrhoea?

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Yes

97
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What are some infectious causes of diarrhoea?

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Rotavirus (mainly)
Cholera
Shigella
Adenovirus
Campylobacter
Norovirus
Protists

98
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How is diarrhoea transmitted?

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Fecal-oral

Some viruses can be transmitted through air
Nosocomial is possible
Shigella mainly person-person

99
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What age group is cholera most common in?

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2 years and above

Uncommon in very young infants

100
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What age group is shigellosis most common in?

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Children <5 yrs

101
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What age group is rotavirus most common in?

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Young infants and children from 1-2yrs

102
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What age group is E.coli most common in?

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Can occur at any age

103
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What age group is amoebiasis most common in?

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Adults

104
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Which Diarrhoeal microbes can be sexually transmitted?

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Amoebiasis
Giardiasis
Shigellosis
E.coli

105
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What is the epidemiology of giardiasis?

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Distribution similar to global distribution of Diarrhoeal disease
Poor sanitation and water infrastructure increases risk
High prevalence in children in the developing world

106
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What are the high risk groups in HICs of entamoeba histolytica?

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Queer males
Travellers
Recent immigrants
Institutionalised populations

107
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Where is there higher incidence of entamoeba histolytica?

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Developing countries

108
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Where is typhoid endemic?

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Asia
Africa
Latin America

109
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Where are the highest death rates of rotavirus?

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Afghanistan, chad, Somalia, Burundi

110
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How can you prevent diarrhoea?

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Breast feeding
WASH
Vaccination
Zinc supplements

111
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How can you treat diarrhoea?

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Rehydration
Antibiotics (maybe)
Maintain breastfeeding
Protein (After shigellosis)
Restore trace elements

112
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What is the aim of the integrated global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia and diarrhoea?

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Integrated approach to decrease incidence of severe pneumonia and diarrhoea
End preventable childhood deaths from pneumonia and diarrhoea

113
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What are the strategies used in the integrated global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia and diarrhoea?

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Protect (vitamin A supplementation, breastfeeding promotion and support and adequate complementary feeding)

Prevent (vaccination, WASH, decreasing indoor pollution)

Treat (improved care seeking behaviour and referral, ORT, continued feeding, antibiotics for pneumonia, oxygen therapy)

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