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1
Q

What investigation should be immediately ordered if malaria is suspected?

A

Blood film

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2
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Why is the detection of eggs in stool significant?

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Because eggs of different species of parasite are very distinct

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3
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What fluids can be cultured?

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Blood
Urine
Pus
Synovial fluid
Sputum
Cerebrospinal fluid
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4
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Why is oil immersion used when looking at bacteria under the microscope?

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To refract light from the sample so that it enters the lens

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5
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List some mosquito borne diseases?

A 
Malaria
Lymphatic filariasis
Zika
Yellow fever
Dengue
Chikungunya
West nile virus
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6
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What arthropod can transmit. Lyme disease and relapsing fever?

A

Ticks

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7
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What arthropod transmits African trypanosomiasis?

A

Tsetse flies

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8
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What arthropod can transmit plague?

A

Fleas

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9
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What arthropod can transmit leishmaniasis?

A

Sandflies

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10
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What arthropod can transmit American typanosomiasis?

A

Reduviid bugs

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11
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How can water and food borne diseases be prevented?

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Purifying water
Boiling water
Halogenation tabs
Filtering water
Using bottled water
Avoiding salad/other food that may have been washed in fowled water
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12
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What vaccines are available for travel related disease?

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Cholera
Diphtheria
Hepatitis A and B
Japanese encdohalitis
Meningococcal meningitis
MMR
Polio
Rabies
Tetanus
Tick borne encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Yellow fever
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13
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How many people are infected with malaria worldwide?

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300 million

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14
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Describe the incidence of lymphatic filariasis

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Affects 120 million people across 80 different countries

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15
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How can mosquito born diseases, such as malaria, be prevented?

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Use of bed nets, insect repellents and insecticides,

Antimalarial prophyalxis

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16
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Vaccines can be used to protect against disease. What vaccines exist for travel related diseases?

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Cholera
Diptheria
Hepatitis A and B
Japanese encephalitis
Meningococcal meningitis
MMR
Polio
Rabies
Tetanus
Tick borne encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Yellow fever
17
Q

Describe the incidence of leishmaniasis

A

Around 2 million infected each year

18
Q

Cholera can be successfully treated in many cases with oral rehydration salts. T/F?

A

True

19
Q

What drug is used against schistosomiasis?

A

Praziquantel

20
Q

Megacolon and cardiomegaly can result from chagas disease. T/F?

A

True

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