Health upsc Flashcards
who identifies best practices for naming a disease
WHO with WOAH world organization for animal health with FAO
final approval from international classification of diseases
world organization of animal health
he World Organisation for Animal Health, formerly the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) is an intergovernmental organization for animal disease control. Other objectives consist of: sanitary safety, food safety and animal welfare. It is recognized as a reference organisation by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in 2018 had a total of 182 member It is not depended on UN
what are the terms that need to be avoided in naming a disease
geographical indication
peoples name
animal name but pathogen name is allowed
what is PHEIC and how many PHEIC have been announced
unusual spread of disease beyond borders SPZE swine flue polio zika ebola 2 times therefore 5 times
SUTRA
model to predict wave
Influenza A
humans and animals
Influenza B
affects only humas
Influenza C
humans and pigs but are rarely zoonotic
Influenza D
affects cattle only
Who started Aarogyapath
CSIR
chain portal
What is project CARD
started by NITI and DBT aims to scale up the testing
what is IGOT
training module on DIKSHA app
which are the techniques that are used to detect COVID 19
RTPCR
Antigen test
antibody
CBNAAT/genexpert catridge based nuclear acid amplification
TrueNAT detects SARS COV E gene (indigenous ) last two also for TB
INSACOG
Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG) launched,coordinated by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) along with MoH&FW, ICMR, and CSIR
when is community transmission declared
when new cases in last 14 days cannot be traced
what is eCOVsens
portable COVID testing kit by animal biotech lab
what is ct value
number of cycles required if Ct value < 35 case positive state can differ the value
COBAS 6800
RT PCR based 12000 samples in 24 hrs also can detect HIV, Hep B and C
what is RT lamp advantages
lamp is cost effective and not need complex equipment
ISOTHERMAL 65 C reagent 4 degree while PCR 20 C
it takes place 10-30 min while 8-10 hr
COVIRAP
within an hour while RT PCR takes 3 to 4 hour
what is saline garle RT PCR
NEERI
FELUDA
crisper cas 9 based paper strip test
Mi SHERLOCK
also crisper cas 9