1.With reference to the ‘levels of prevention’, describe the ‘modes of intervention’
Community Medicine · Concept of Health and Disease
1.With reference to the ‘levels of prevention’, describe the ‘modes of intervention’
2.Write briefly about the epidemiological study design you will suggest to test the effectiveness of a new drug compared to a conventional treatment of a disease
3.A school teacher reported to the PHC Medical Officer that three children in the 9th standard with a class strength of 40 children have white patches on the skin with loss of sensation.
4.Rema aged 30 presents to your OPD with tiredness. She is now 28 weeks pregnant. On investigation her Hb is found to be 5g/dl.
5.A group of 40-year old software professionals have invited you to address them on how to prevent cardiovascular disease, since they have heard that it is the leading cause of death in India. Describe the outline of your session with them on this topic
6.As a medical officer how do you prevent and control mosquito borne disease outbreaks in your area
7.As an epidemiologist if you are asked to measure the burden of coronary heart disease in the community, how will you estimate the burden
8.If there is an outbreak of plague in your Primary Health Centre area what measure will to take for the prevention and control of the disease
9.Maria, 2 months old infant is brought to you with a history of cough and difficulty in breathing for the past three days. As the medical officer of the PHC, What are the danger signs that you would ask or look for How would you classify the disease and on what basis How would you treat the child if she has no pneumonia Problems
10.Survey done in your PHC area reveals increasing number of cardio vascular diseases in the population. As the Medical Officer of the PHC, prepare an action plan to address this problem
11.Suma aged two years with Down’s syndrome is the only child to her parents who bring her to you for advice. How will you proceed to manage considering various levels of prevention
12.Susheela is an 18 months old girl who is brought to you with a history of diarrhea for the past two days. Answer the following: ● What are the danger signs that you would ask or look for. ● How would you classify the disease and on what basis ● How would you treat the child if she is unable to drink fluids offered to her. Problems
13.Rama a 27 years old daily wages labourer is having cough of three weeks duration. Answer the following: ● List the criteria of diagnosis. ● How will you initiate the treatment in this case. ● List the objectives of the programme for control of this disease ● When we will state that, control of disease is achieved Problems
14.Sujatha is an 18 months old girl who is brought to you with a history of cough and breathing difficulty over the past three days. Answer the following: ● What are the danger signs that you would ask or look for. ● How would you classify the disease and on what basis. ● How would you treat the child if there is at least one general danger sign. Problems
1.Describe the concept of web of causation in relation to coronary heart disease. Discuss the suitable measures of prevention and control with reference to risk factors
2.Describe the cultural factors influencing health and disease
3.Discuss the natural history of disease with a suitable diagram
4.If there is an outbreak of plague in your PHC area, what measures will you take for control of disease
5.Discuss the concept of natural history of disease with suitable example
6.If there is an outbreak of Covid-19 viral disease in your primary health centre area, what measures will you take for the control of this disease
1.Disease control, elimination and Eradication. Substantiate your answer with reasons:
2.Define and list two examples each of emerging and reemerging diseases
3.Levels of prevention and modes of intervention for a disease or health event Differentiate between
4.Discuss the role of a family in health and disease
5.Disease Surveillance
6.Enumerate rickettsial disease and their vectors
7.Contact tracing in communicable diseases
8.Enlist the disease criteria for screening
9.Modes of transmission of infectious diseases
10.Role and methods of early diagnosis in genetic diseases Differentiate between
11.Role of fats in disease
12.Disease carrier
13.Fluctuations in time distribution of disease
14.Risk factors of Non Communicable diseases
15.Short term fluctuation of diseases Differentiate between
1.Indirect transmission of infectious diseases
2.Diseases transmitted by soft tick
3.An example of a disease requiring periodic health examination among workers
4.An example of a disease with a high case fatality rate
5.Infections causing Diarrheal diseases
6.Medical measures to prevent occupational disease
7.Primary level and Secondary level prevention. Substantiate your answer with reasons
8.An example for fomite transmitted disease
9.Diseases transmitted by Mites
10.Give two examples of an emerging disease
11.High risk strategy and Mass prevention strategy in primary prevention of Non- Communicable diseases
12.Hypertension is an example of iceberg phenomenon of disease
13.List four live vaccine preventable diseases
14.Sanitation barriers for transmission of faecal-borne diseases
15.Chronic non communicable diseases are assuming increasing importance among adult population in both developed and developing countries
1.An example of behavioral disorder is
2.Assertion: Case fatality rate is a measure of virulence of the disease
3.Assertion: Man is a dead end host in Japanese encephalitis disease
4.Assertion: Nipah virus is an emerging infectious disease
5.Classical triad of Congenital rubella syndrome includes all the following except
6.Interruption of transmission of disease
7.On sputum microscopy, 1-10 AFB per oil immersion field were reported. How do you grade the infectivity of the disease
8.Prevalance as a measure of disease frequency is influenced by
9.The following consideration is NOT required to be taken while doing a screening programme