Source of Infection Quiz

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Which term refers to a person who harbors a pathogenic organism in his body and can spread infection but does not show signs and symptoms of the disease?

Convalescent carrier

Healthy carrier (correct)

Contact carrier

Carrier case

What is the term for patients in the early stages of the disease who may transmit the infection shortly before they become symptomatic?

Convalescent carrier

Contact carrier

Asymptomatic carrier

Incubatory carrier (correct)

Which is an example of a zoonotic disease transmitted from animal to human?

Brucella (correct)

Chicken pox

Salmonella

Rabis

What is the important feature of carriers that makes them unaware they can transmit the disease?

Infection is unapparent Signup and view all the answers

Who are the contacts of a case (or a carrier) that may get infected, but eliminate the infection in around two weeks without getting diseased?

Contact carriers Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)?

To decrease morbidity and mortality from preventable diseases Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of transmission for indirect droplet infection?

Airborne infection through droplet nuclei and dust Signup and view all the answers

Who are considered as dangerous carriers of typhoid?

Food handlers Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)?

A series of transportation links with refrigeration Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of maintaining a steady temperature (0 - +8 °c) for vaccine transportation?

To maintain the vaccine potency during transport Signup and view all the answers

Source of Infection Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Which term refers to a person who harbors a pathogenic organism in his body and can spread infection but does not show signs and symptoms of the disease?

What is the term for patients in the early stages of the disease who may transmit the infection shortly before they become symptomatic?

Which is an example of a zoonotic disease transmitted from animal to human?

What is the important feature of carriers that makes them unaware they can transmit the disease?

Who are the contacts of a case (or a carrier) that may get infected, but eliminate the infection in around two weeks without getting diseased?

What is the main objective of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)?

What is the mode of transmission for indirect droplet infection?

Who are considered as dangerous carriers of typhoid?

What is the composition of the Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI)?

What is the significance of maintaining a steady temperature (0 - +8 °c) for vaccine transportation?

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