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The causative agent of Leprosy is:

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Mycobacterium Leprae or Hansens bacillus

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Incubation of Leprosy

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5 months- 5 years

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Mode of Transmission of Leprosy

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prolonged skin-to-skin contact and droplet infection

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Laboratory/Diagnostic Test for Leprosy

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Skin Slit Test

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Signs and symptoms of Leprosy contain a reddish or white change in skin color, loss of sensation on the skin lesion, decrease/loss of sweating and hair growth over the lesion, thickened and or painful nerves, muscle weakness, pain or redness of the eye, nasal obstruction/bleeding, ulcers that do not heal.

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Early Signs

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Signs and symptoms of Leprosy experience a loss of eyebrows (madarosis), Inability to close eyelids (lagopthalmos), clawing of fingers and toes, contractures, sinking of the nose bridge, enlargement of the breast in males (gynecomastia), chronic ulcers.

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Late Signs

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Prevention of Leprosy Control Program

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  1. BCG vaccination
  2. Avoid prolonged skin to skin contact
  3. Good personal hygiene
  4. Adequate nutrition
  5. Health Education
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Also known as King of Tropical Diseases

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Malaria

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Causative agent of malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, malariae

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The specific vector of malaria

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Female anopheles mosquito

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What are the symptoms of malaria

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Recurrent fever preceded by chills and profuse sweating (triad signs), malaise, anemia

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One of the treatments for malaria is to administer an oral antimalarial drug. What are the 7 oral antimalarial drugs?

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  1. Chloroquine phosphate
  2. Sulfadoxine
  3. Primaquine for relapse
  4. Pyrimethamine
  5. Quinine Sulfate
  6. Tetracyline
  7. Quinidine Sulfate
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Mode of transmission of Schistosomiasis

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vehicle (water), indirect (skin pores)

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Diagnostic/Laboratory test for Schistosomiasis

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Cercum Ova Precipetin Test (COPT), Kato Katz Technique

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Symptoms of Schistosomiasis

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Rash at the site of inoculation, enlargement of the abdomen, diarrhea, body weakness

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The causative agent of Tuberculosis

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-gram (+) acid-fast bacilli
-Mycobaterium tuberculosis (humans)
- Mycobacterium africanum (humans)
-Mycobacterium bovis (cattle)
-Mycobacterium canetti

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Mode of transmission of TB

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Airborne/Droplet through inhalation of coughing, singing, or sneezing.

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Incubation period for TB

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4-6 weeks

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Signs and Symptoms of TB

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-fever
-low grade fever
-loss of appetite
-easy fatigability
-night sweats
-dry cough
-later productive with hemoptysis
-chest pain

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Laboratory/ Diagnostic Test for TB

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-Direct sputum smear microscopy
-Chest X-ray

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This kind of laboratory/diagnostic test is useful in the diagnosis of TB patients who are asymptomatic, and those who cannot submit sputum specimens but are suspected to have TB

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Chest X-ray

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22
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patient while on treatment, is sputum smear-positive at 5 months or later during the course of treatment

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Treatment Failure

23
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It is under category 2 whose patient was previously treated for TB, who has been declared cured or treatment but with bacteriologically + TB

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Relapse

24
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In category 2, patient who returns to treatment with positive bacteriology, following interruption of treatment for 2 months or more

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Return after default (RAD)

25
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TB treatment for Children

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Isoniazid
Rifampicin
Ethambutol
Streptomycin

26
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Prevention of TB for children

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  1. Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG)
  2. Health Education
  3. Environmental sanitation
  4. Early diagnosis and treatment
27
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No persons afflicted with leprosy shall be confined in a leprosarium provided that such person shall be treated in any government skin clinic, rural health unit or by a duly licensed physician.

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RA 4073 an Act Liberalizing the treatment of Leprosy

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Creation of the Division of TB under the appointed Director of the National Tuberculosis Center of the Philippines (NTCP) was established at the DOH compound.

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RA 1136 TB Law of 1954

29
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The NTCP adopted DOTS in the management of TB

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AO No. 24 series of 1996

30
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the intermediary host of Schistosomiasis is

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Oncomelania quadrasi

31
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National Deworming month (NDM) is conducted on

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January and July

32
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The focus of NDM are children ages

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1-18 years old

33
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confirms the presence of acid-fast bacilli in the sputum

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direct sputum smear microscopy

34
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Risk factors for Non-communicable diseases

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  1. Physical inactivity
  2. Cigarette smoking
  3. Unhealthy eating (obesogenic)
  4. Excessive alcohol drinking
  5. Viruses
  6. Radiation
  7. Certain kinds of drug abuse
  8. Chemicals and Environmental agents
35
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It is called as the bad cholesterol because it is the main carrier of cholesterol and contributes to atherosclerosis.

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High low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

36
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Most common cause of liver cancer

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Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C

37
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Virus-causing cancer are known as:

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oncoviruses

38
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Energy emitted and transferred through matter and space

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Radiation

39
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are powerful carcinogens used as preservatives in foods like tocino, longanisa, bacon and hotdog

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nitrosamines

40
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Motivate the people

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Health Educator

41
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Supporting people’s right to make a choice and to act on the choice.

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Health Advocate

42
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Promotes health and prevents diseases through rational diet and physical activity

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Health Care Provider

43
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Influencing public opinion

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Health Advocate

44
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The public health nurse provides activities that will permit clients who have suffered from consequences of non-communicable diseases to lead a socially and economically productive life

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Health Care Provider

45
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Organizing and mobilizing the community in taking action for the reduction of risk factors

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Community Organizer

46
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Influencing executive and legislative bodies
to create and enforce policies that favour a
healthy environment.

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Community Organizer

47
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Guide people into action

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Health Educator

48
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The people must be assured that they have the right and responsibility to make decisions and that they do not have to change their decisions because of other’s objections

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Health Advocate

49
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Inform the people

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Health Educator

50
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The PHN provides technical assistance in the assessment of the skills of auxiliary health workers in NCD prevention and control

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Health Trainer

51
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It prevents health workers from implementing irrelevant interventions

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Researchers

52
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The PHN conducts community assessments, epidemiological studies, and intervention studies

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Researchers

53
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The PHN teaches and supervised clinical management of non-communicable diseases and other community-based services and recording, reporting, and utilization of health information related to non-communicable diseases.

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Health Trainer

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