EPIDEMIOLOGY Flashcards
(131 cards)
Study of diseases in population
Epidemiology
John M. Last
Defined Epidemiology
Most common cause of diarrhoea in India ?( Winters)
ROTAVIRUS
Malaria vector ( Rural)?
Anopheles Culcifacies
Malaria vector ( Urban)
ANOPHELES STEPHENSI
Dengue Vector
AEDES AEGYPTI
Tiger mosquito
AEDES AEGYPTI
Droplet size that transmits most efficiently?
<5
Interpersonal distance where transmission is max?
<1 meter
Road traffic accidents occur more in which season?
Rainy and winter
Most common element deficiency in himalayan
Boron
Most common cause of mental retardation in India?
Down syndrome
Most common cause of hypothyroidism in India?
Autoimmune disorder ( Hashimoto Thyroiditis)
Kala azar
Phlebotomous
UP, west bengal, bihar , jharkhand
Kala azar
Sandfly
Kala azar
Japanese Encephalitis
Culex Triteniorhyncus
Found in all states of India but most commonly found in UP and WB
Japanese Encephalitis
CULEX VISHNUII
Japanese Encephalitis
Culex gelidus
Japanese Encephalitis
Hard Tick
Kyasanur Forest Disease
Haemaphysalis spinigera
Kyasanur Forest Diaease
Nortt east and east india
Malaria
Monkey Disease
Kyasanur Forest Diaease