Tropical Diseases and Parasitic Infections
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What is the diagnosis established in five people who fell ill after having dinner at the same restaurant?

  • Botulism
  • Amebiasis + Bacterial food poisoning (correct)
  • Escherichiosis
  • Cholera

What is Escherichiosis diagnosed on the basis of?

  • Instrumental methods
  • Epidemiological data
  • Clinical signs, epidemiological data, laboratory methods (correct)
  • Clinical signs

What diet is recommended for patients with Escherichiosis?

  • Diet N 1
  • Diet N 15
  • Diet N 15 and Diet N 4 (correct)
  • Diet N 4

What is the most dangerous type of E.coli?

<p>Enterohaemorrhagic (E.coli serotype O157:H7) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in treating Bacterial food poisoning?

<p>Profuse gastric and intestinal lavage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Can immunity for Escherichiosis be transferred from mother to child?

<p>No (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which antibiotic is most suitable for treating meningococcal meningitis?

<p>Penicillin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary location of coronavirus development within an infected cell?

<p>Cytoplasm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many pathogenic viruses from the Herpesviridae family affect humans?

<p>8 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical age range for primary HSV-1 infection?

<p>6 months-3 years (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a disease caused by the Herpesviridae family?

<p>Measles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of herpes virus infection?

<p>Humans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can HSV-1 and HSV-2 persist lifelong?

<p>Sensory ganglions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which type of contact is HSV-2 mostly transmitted?

<p>Sexual contact (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a typical element of rash in HSV-1 infection?

<p>Blisters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the etiological agent of shingles?

<p>VZV (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does VZV usually establish permanent latent infection?

<p>Dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the drug of choice for Herpes zoster treatment?

<p>Acyclovir (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases is NOT typically transmitted through direct contact?

<p>Malaria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for Lymphatic filariasis?

<p>Wuchereriasis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a tropical disease?

<p>Tetanus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the vector for transmitting Lyme Disease?

<p>Tick (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following diseases is caused by parasitic worms?

<p>Wuchereriasis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an infection with predominant contact transmission?

<p>Leptospirosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the subclinical form of hepatitis A?

<p>Disorder of pigmentary metabolism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a confirmative marker of acute hepatitis E?

<p>Detection of anti-HEV IgM and positive PCR HEV RNA in feces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a complication of hepatitis A?

<p>Hepatic coma (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a treatment for moderate hepatitis A?

<p>Lactulosa, vitamin C, and glucose solution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is active prevention of hepatitis A achieved?

<p>Inactivate vaccine at 0 and 6-12 months with following providing of protection every 10 years (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an early biochemical change in the prodromal period of hepatitis A?

<p>Increased total bilirubin and ALT (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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