Elimination

Question 1

Which of the following corresponds to disease eradication or disease elimination?
a. Zero cases world wide
b. 1 case in 10,000 in endemic areas

Answer 1

a. Eradication
b. Elimination

Question 2

Which of the following are preconditions for disease elimination?
a. Human reservoir
b. People who transmit the sickness must get sick
c. Location of the disease known at all times
d. Effective diagnosis and treatment

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

True or false: Visceral leishmaniasis meets the criteria for elimination, but cutaneous leishmaniasis doesn’t

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What does the rk39 rapid diagnostic test detect?

Answer 4

Antibodies against k39 proteins

Question 5

What is a technique used in Bihar state to identify the location of visceral leishmaniasis cases?

Answer 5

ASHAs

Question 6

Are patients with PKDL reservoirs for transmission?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

True or false: Bangladesh meet the 1/10,000 threshold

Answer 7

True

Question 8

How do hookworms infect?

Answer 8

Larvae penetrates the feet and enters the GI, causing nutritional deficiencies
Eggs are found in the feces