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TB and development Flashcards

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Q

rank these in order of cause of disease burden by 2004 figures:

HIV/AIDs
IHD
LRTIs
TB
Diarrhoeal disease
road traffic accident
A
  1. LRTI
  2. Diarrhoeal
  3. IHD
  4. HIV
  5. Road
  6. TB
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list the 7 leading cause of death 2016 in order?

A

IHD
Stroke

LRTIs
Diabetes

Road
Diarrheoa
TB

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3
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leading INFECTIOUS cause of death 2018?

A

TB

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Top 5 risk factors of tb in order? 2018

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Under nourishment
Alcohol abuse

Smoking
HIV
Diabetes

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5
Q

Name the 2 types of interferon gamma relase assay.

What condition is it mostly used for?

Mechanism it relies on?

A

Quantiferon.tb
TSPOT.tb

Used for TB mainly

Relies of the fact that T cells always release IFN-Y upon contact with antigens

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