epidemiology

Question 1

study of patterns, distribution, and occurrence of disease

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Epidemiology

Question 2

number of new cases of infection appearing in a population in a given period of time

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Incidence

Question 3

percentage of individuals in a population infected with at least one parasite

Answer 3

Cumulative Prevalence

Question 4

burden of infection to the number of worms per infected person

Answer 4

Intensity of Infection

Question 5

consequence of infection that affect an individuals well-being

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Morbidity

Question 6

use of anthelminthic drugs to the public

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Deworming

Question 7

number of previously positive subjects found to be egg negative on examination in urine and stool

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Cure Rate

Question 8

Percentage fall in egg counts after deworming based on examination of stool or urine

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Egg Reduction Rate

Question 9

individual-level deworming with selective treatment based on diagnosis of infection

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Selective Treatment

Question 10

group-level deworming may be defined by age, sex, or other social characteristics irrespective of infection status

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Targeted Treatment

Question 11

population deworming where treated irrespective of sex, age infection, status, or other social characteristics

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Universal Treatment

Question 12

administering drugs to selected population to reduce morbidity and transmission

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Preventive Chemotherapy

Question 13

proportion of target population reached by intervention

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coverage

Question 14

effect of drug against an infective agent in ideal experimental conditions

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efficacy

Question 15

measure effect of a drug against an infective agent in a particular host

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effictiveness

Question 16

transmitted loss of susceptibility to a drug in a parasite

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drug resistance

Question 17

avoidance of illness caused by infections. example by deworming population

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Morbidity control

Question 18

health education strategy aims to encourage people to adapt

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Information-Education-Communication

Question 19

planning, organization, performance, monitoring activities

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Environmental Management

Question 20

intervention to reduce environmental health risks

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Environmental Sanitation

Question 21

access to adequate facilities for safe disposal of human excreta

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Sanitation

Question 22

permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection caused by specific agent.

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Disease Eradication

Question 23

reduction to zero of the incidence of specified disease in defined geographic area

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Disease Elimination

Question 24

maintain their position inside intestinal wall by constant movement

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Ascaris

Question 25

secrete cysteine proteinases and facilitates tissue invasion

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Entamoeba Histolytica

Question 26

invades red blood cells

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Plasmodium

Question 27

deposition of eggs in liver and resulting granuloma formation and then fibrosis causing massive hemorrhage in venules

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Schistosoma Japonicum

Question 28

attach to the intestinal mucosa and destroy the villi.

Answer 28

Hookworms

Question 29

competes for its host vitamin 12 resulting in megaloblastic anemia

Answer 29

Diphyllobothrium Latum

Question 30

possession of sickle-cell trait confers some protection

Answer 30

Falciparum Malaria