LESSON 16 part 1

Question 1

Another name for LEPROSY

Answer 1

Hansen’s Disease, Leontiasis

Question 2

What is the causative agent of leprosy

Answer 2

Mycobacterium Leprae / Hansens Bacillus

Question 3

What is the mode of transmission of leprosy

Answer 3

Skin to skin contact
Droplet infection

Question 4

What is the incubation period of Leprosy/Hansens

Answer 4

5 months to 5 years

Question 5

What is the laboratory/diagnostic test for Leprosy/Hansens

Answer 5

Skin slit test

Question 6

What signs of Leprosy: loss of eyebrows, inability to close eyelids, clawing of fingers and toes, sinking of the nose

Answer 6

Late signs

Question 7

What signs of Leprosy: reddish or white change in skin color, loss of sensation in the skin lesion, redness of the eyes, nasal obstruction/bleeding

Answer 7

Early signs

Question 8

What vaccination can prevent from having leprosy?

Answer 8

BCG vaccine

Question 9

Another name for MALARIA

Answer 9

Marsh fever
Periodic fever
King of tropical disease

Question 10

What is the causative agent of malaria?

Answer 10

Plasmodium:
falciparum
vivax
ovale
malariae
knowlesi

Question 11

What is the deadliest malarial Plasmodium?

Answer 11

P. Falciparum

Question 12

What is the vector of Malaria?

Answer 12

Female Anopheles Mosquito

Question 13

What are the Malaria Endemic areas?

Answer 13

Palawan
Mindoro

Question 14

Another name for Schistosomiasis

Answer 14

Snail Fever
Bilharziasis

Question 15

What are the causative agent of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 15

Schistosoma:
japonicum
mansoni
haematobium

Question 16

What is the mode of transmission of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 16

Water
Skin pores

Question 17

What is the laboratory/diagnostic test for Schistosomiasis?

Answer 17

COPT / Carcum Ova Precipetin Test
Kato Katz Test

Question 18

What is the drug for Schistosomiasis?

Answer 18

Praziquantel

Question 19

The National Deworming Month, a twice a year campaign held during the months of?

Answer 19

January
July

Question 20

A public health problem that has detrimental impact on children’s growth and development

Answer 20

STH / Soil Transmitted Helminths

Question 21

A massive and simultaneous school-based effort to deworm SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ages 5-18 y/o every July

Answer 21

National School Deworming Month

Question 22

Deworming of PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ages 1-4 y/o and children not enrolled in school

Answer 22

Community Based Deworming Month

Question 23

What is the causative agent of tuberculosis?

Answer 23

gram (+) acid bacilli or mycobacterium

Question 24

What species can be a host of Mycobacterium?

Answer 24

humans and cattles

Question 25

What type of mycobacterium for cattle?

Answer 25

Mycobacterium Bovis

Question 26

What is the mode of transmission for tuberculosis?

Answer 26

Airborne/droplet

Question 27

What is the incubation period of tuberculosis?

Answer 27

4-6 weeks

Question 28

It is ‘useful in diagnosis TB patients who are ASYMPTOMATIC, and those who CANNOT SUBMIT SPUTUM specimen’ but are suspected to have TB

Answer 28

Chest Xray

Question 29

What are the medicine for treatment of TB to children?

Answer 29

Rifampicin
Isoniazid
Ethambutol
Streptomycin

Question 30

A vaccination of newborn infants provides 50% protection to any TB disease

Answer 30

BCG / Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine

Question 31

Law for Reporting Communicable Disease

Answer 31

RA 3573

Question 32

An Act Liberalizing the Treatment of Leprosy

Answer 32

Ra 4073

Question 33

TB Law of 1954

Answer 33

RA 1136