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What is the main public health intervention for control and elimination of the PCT-based NTDs?
What is the main public health intervention for control and elimination of the PCT-based NTDs?
- Expensive and individualized medications
- Individual test-and-treat strategies
- Targeted chemotherapy
- Mass empiric treatment through MDA (correct)
What is the main cause of onchocerciasis?
What is the main cause of onchocerciasis?
- Poor hygiene
- Consumption of contaminated water
- Mosquito bites
- Parasitic infection with Onchocerca volvulus (correct)
What is the estimated global prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the estimated global prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
- 5 billion
- 3 billion
- 1.5 billion (correct)
- 500 million
What is the primary challenge faced by MDA programs?
What is the primary challenge faced by MDA programs?
What is the goal of MDA for LF?
What is the goal of MDA for LF?
Which companies donate essential LF medicines for MDA?
Which companies donate essential LF medicines for MDA?
Which organization often collaborates with African countries for the control of schistosomiasis and STH infections?
Which organization often collaborates with African countries for the control of schistosomiasis and STH infections?
Which program has been instrumental in the control and elimination of onchocerciasis?
Which program has been instrumental in the control and elimination of onchocerciasis?
What is the global strategy formed in 2001 to address the burden of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the global strategy formed in 2001 to address the burden of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
Which of the following diseases is NOT one of the seven PCT-based NTDs targeted through MDA?
Which of the following diseases is NOT one of the seven PCT-based NTDs targeted through MDA?
What is the current WHO recommendation for MDA to achieve elimination of LF?
What is the current WHO recommendation for MDA to achieve elimination of LF?
What is the role of donations by multinational pharmaceutical companies in MDA programs?
What is the role of donations by multinational pharmaceutical companies in MDA programs?
What is a potential concern regarding drug resistance in relation to NTDs?
What is a potential concern regarding drug resistance in relation to NTDs?
What is the current status of onchocerciasis cases in the Americas?
What is the current status of onchocerciasis cases in the Americas?
What is the goal of MDA programs against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the goal of MDA programs against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the World Health Organization's (WHO) Department of NTDs responsible for?
What is the World Health Organization's (WHO) Department of NTDs responsible for?
What is the current controversy surrounding the impact of deworming on child morbidity reduction?
What is the current controversy surrounding the impact of deworming on child morbidity reduction?
What is the possibility being discussed to strengthen MDA strategies against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the possibility being discussed to strengthen MDA strategies against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
How are the PCT-based NTDs targeted through MDA grouped?
How are the PCT-based NTDs targeted through MDA grouped?
What is the approach being discussed to reduce incidence of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
What is the approach being discussed to reduce incidence of soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
Why are new drugs and vaccines likely to be important in the fight against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
Why are new drugs and vaccines likely to be important in the fight against soil-transmitted helminth diseases?
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Test your knowledge about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with this quiz! Learn more about the global initiative to control and eliminate these diseases and the link between NTDs and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Challenge yourself with questions on the framework of NTDs, their impact on public health, and more. Let's see how much you know about these often-overlooked diseases.