Quiz 6B: Diseases Caused by other Etiologic Agents Flashcards
In an individual infected with ascaris, the larvae can be found in the:
-All of the answers
What is the infective form of Ascaris lumbricoides?
-Embryonated eggs
Entamoeba histolytica cysts have ____ nuclei.
-1- 4
Intervention strategies for malaria include:
-All of the answers
Common name for CESTODES
-Tapeworm
The greatest number of deaths globally caused by a parasite are due to:
-Malaria
Amoebiasis is transmitted by
-All of these
Ascaris lumbricoides infection are more likely occur in:
-Developing Countries
The common name for Ascaris Lumbricoides is:
-Roundworm
The most common site for amoebiasis is:
-Cecum
Amoebiasis is caused by
-Entamoeba histolytica
The disease caused by Taenia solium is called?
-Taeniasis
Soil-Transmitted helminths are vulnerable to sunlight:
TRUE
The intermediate host for Taenia solium?
Pigs
Which of the following is the major vector carrying malaria?
-Anopheles
Trichuris trichiura are adults are found in the small intestine?
FALSE
Humans are the only definitive hosts of Taenia solium and saginata
TRUE
Amoebiasis causes
-Dysentery
Malaria patients can transmit to mosquitoes only when they are having symptoms:
FALSE
Humans are accidental hosts of Taenia.
-TRUE
These are also known as prospective studies
-Cohort Studies
These are also known as correlational studies
-Cross sectional studies
What do you mean by a true zero
-absence of the parameter being measured
Patient P is HIV positive
Patient P has been taking medications directly on a daily basis for more that five years
Latest lab results of Patient P show an undetectable viral load.
According to the CDC what is the risk of Patient P to transmit HIV through sharing syringes or other drug injection equipment
-Unknown but likely reduced
Also known as follow up studies
-Cohort studies
Declaration of Alma-Ata The existing gross inequality in the health status of the people, particularly between developed and developing countries as well as within countries, is politically, socially, and economically unacceptable and is, therefore, of common concern to all countries.
TRUE
how many countries were involved in the alma ata declaration
134
