Infectious Disease

Question 1

What is the most common cause of viral meningitis?

Answer 1

Enteroviruses
eg: Adenovirus, Coxsackie virus, Echovirus

Question 2

What are the features of Enteric fever?

S. typi and paratyphi

Answer 2

• abdo pain
• Relative bradycardia
• Constipation - more common in parathyphi
• Rose spots

Question 3

What are the features of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 3

swimmers’ itch
acute schistosomiasis syndrome (Katayama fever)
* fever
* urticaria/angioedema
* arthralgia/myalgia
* cough
* diarrhoea
* eosinophilia

Question 4

What malignancy is associated with Schistosomiasis?

Answer 4

Schistosoma haematobium is a risk factor for squamous cell bladder cancer

Question 5

What is the treatment of Schistosomiasis?

Answer 5

Praziquantel

Question 6

What is the first line treatment for Hep B?

Answer 6

Pegylated interferon alpha

Question 7

What is LGV?

Answer 7

Caused by Chlamydia trochamitis

Question 8

What are the features of LGV?

Answer 8

• Painless pustule –> ulcer
• painful inguinal lymphadenopathy
• protocolitis

Question 9

What is the treatment for LGV?

Answer 9

Doxycycline

Question 10

Which HSV serotype is associated with oral herpes?

Answer 10

HSV I

Question 11

Which HSV serotype is associated with genital herpes?

Answer 11

HSV II