CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE

Question 1

TWO CATEGORIES OF DISEASES:

Answer 1

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Question 2

Refer to types of diseases that can be transmitted to humans either directly or through medium.
Ex: TB, HIV, dengue, malaria, filariasis etc.

Answer 2

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Question 3

Refers to types of diseases that cannot be passed from person to person, they are long duration and generally slow progression.
Ex: heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes etc.

Answer 3

NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

Question 4

Implication in Public Health:

Answer 4

ACUTE
CHRONIC
CASE

Question 5

• if it last for less than 3 months

Answer 5

ACUTE

Question 6

– if it last for more than 3 months

Answer 6

CHRONIC

Question 7

– a person who has or suspected of having an infection.

Answer 7

CASE

Question 8

6 Various Ways of Transmission:

Answer 8

1. Direct contact transmission
2. Indirect contact transmission
3. Airborne transmission
4. Blood borne transmission
5. Droplet transmission
6. Sexual contact transmission.

Question 9

– spread of infectious organisms from the skin of one person directly to another person.

Answer 9

Direct contact transmission

Question 10

– spread of infectious organisms by coming into contact with a contaminated object.

Answer 10

Indirect contact transmission

Question 11

ability of the organisms to enter and replicate in the host

Answer 11

Infectivity

Question 12

Infectivity depends on 3 major factors.

Answer 12

host
pathogens
environment

Question 13

4 Focus of intervention in Public Health

Answer 13

Host
Protective barrier
Production of antibiotic
Creations of vaccine

Question 14

Focus of intervention in Public Health

increasing immunity through immunization or increasing nutrition.

Answer 14

Host

Question 15

Focus of intervention in Public Health

prevent contact with the agent that can disrupt transmission of the disease from the environment or from one person to another.

Answer 15

Protective barrier

Question 16

Focus of intervention in Public Health

disrupt the replication of the organisms, prohibiting them from increasing their capacity to cause disease.

Answer 16

Production of antibiotic

Question 17

Focus of intervention in Public Health

addressing the agent or pathogen.

Answer 17

Creations of vaccine

Question 18

“ is to interrupt the transmission of infectious diseases within the population”

Answer 18

Goal of public health

Question 19

“ to prevent, control and eradicate disease and injuries”

Answer 19

Goal of Epidemiology

Question 20

• planning and taking action to prevent the occurrence of undesirable event.

Answer 20

PREVENTION

Question 21

• the taking of action during an event. Ex:
  immunizing to prevent a disease.

Answer 21

INTERVENTION

Question 22

• general term for containment of a disease; limiting of transmission of a communicable disease

Answer 22

CONTROL

Question 23

• total elimination of a disease from human population.

Answer 23

ERADICATION

Question 24

Approach in prevention and control:

Answer 24

PRIMARY APPROACH
SECONDARY APPROACH
TERTIARY APPROACH

Question 25

Approach in prevention and control:

• forestall the onset of illness or injury during the pre pathogenesis Ex: health education, health promotion, safe house project, immunization against specific disease and practice of personal hygiene.

Answer 25

PRIMARY APPROACH

Question 26

Approach in prevention and control:

• preventive measures against communicable disease either self diagnosis and self treatment with non prescription medications or home remedies.
  Diagnosis and treatment with an antibiotic prescribed by physician Preventive measure undertaken by the community against infectious disease Isolation and quarantine.

Answer 26

SECONDARY APPROACH

Question 27

Approach in prevention and control:

• preventive measures for the control of communicable diseases include convalescence from infection, recovery to full health. This approach aimed at preventing the recurrence of the disease or an epidemic. Ex: proper removal, embalming and burial of the dead.

Answer 27

TERTIARY APPROACH

Question 28

to introduce an antigen, derived from disease-causing organism, that stimulates the immune system to develop protective immunity against that organisms, but does not itself cause the pathogenic effects of the organism.

Answer 28

the principle of immunization