Community Medicine · Principles of Epidemiology & Methods
1.Three children in a village reported to the medical officer with history of vomiting and fever since two days. They were 2 years, 5 years and 7 years old.
2.Fever with joint pain is increasing among workers in the rubber plantation. Majority belong to the age group between 35-45 year. What will be the differential diagnosis and what control measures will you take in the area as medical officer of that PHC
3.An outbreak of gastroenteritis occurred in a religious annual festival. As medical officer you want to investigate the outbreak. Describe in detail regarding steps of investigation of this outbreak
4.Cases of vomiting and diarrhea are reported from the nurses hostel. What are the steps you would take to investigate and control the situation
5.An outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea was reported in pilgrims returning from pilgrimage at a quarantine sea port. A total of 100 patients were admitted within a span of 3 hours. Enumerate the outbreak investigation plan, its implementation and also write briefly on prevention and control measures for this outbreak
6.23 adults and 2 children had sudden vomiting and abdominal colic within 12 hours of consuming food at a marriage party. Describe the steps of investigation and control
7.How will you investigate and manage a food poisoning outbreak reported from a college hostel in your area
8.Steps of conducting well water disinfection during an outbreak of gastro enteritis
9.An unusually high number of cases of fever with rash have been reported from 3 villages in the jurisdiction of a sub centre area. Outline the steps you would take to investigate this outbreak
10.As a medical officer of an urban health centre what are the steps that you will take to investigate the outbreak of gastroenteritis in an under-privileged area in the area
11.10 students residing in your medical college hostel have been admitted to the hospital in the last 4 days with Jaundice. Answer the following: ● Is it an “epidemic”. Mention its reasons in support your answer ● How will you investigate the above. ● State the likely aetiological factors for the above occurrence with reasons ● List the preventive measures you will take, to prevent further occurrences Problems
12.As a medical officer of a primary health centre what are the steps that you will take to investigate the outbreak of food-poisoning following a village festival
1.Epidemic dropsy
2.A few cases of Acute Gastroenteritis are reported in a Medical College hostel. Discuss the steps in the investigation of the epidemic and the control measures
3.Explain the criteria of causation with suitable examples
4.Sentinel surveillance
5.As a medical officer of a PHC what are the steps that you will take to investigate a outbreak of food poisoning following a village festival
1.Bradford Hill’s criteria for judging causality
2.Write in brief about HIV sentinel surveillance
3.Types of epidemics with examples for each
1.Types of epidemics
2.__________________ is the food toxin that causes endemic ascites
3.SDG target for ending the epidemic of TB
4.Mention any two criteria for judging causality of disease
5.Objectives of HIV sentinel surveillance
6.Surveillance and monitoring
7.Intramuscular injections are avoided if poliomyelitis outbreak is suspected
8.Cholera is both an epidemic and endemic disease List the following
9.Herd Immunity does not protect against tetanus
10.Surveillance has to be improved if annual blood examination rate is less than10% in an endemic area for malaria List the following
11.Epidemic and endemic disease. Substantiate your answer with reasons
1.After an epidemic of measles in a village near Taxilla, 2 children reported with history of weight loss and blindness, from corneal scarring. The most likely cause of this complication is deficiency of