Lesson 16 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PART 2

Question 1

During National Deworming Month, what drug is given?

Answer 1

anti-helminthic drugs

Question 2

In what months does NDM is held?

Answer 2

january and july

Question 3

It is done by synchronizing the schedules of Mass Drug Administration for Soil Transmitted Helminths.

Answer 3

National Deworming Month

Question 4

Is a public health problem that has detrimental impact on children’s growth and development

Answer 4

Soil Transmitted Helminths STH

Question 5

What does STH will cause to children?

Answer 5

anemia
malnutrition
weakness
impaired physical cognitive development
poor growth
poor school performance

Question 6

What are the 2 COMPONENTS of NDM?

Answer 6

1. national school-deworming month NSDM
2. community based deworming month CBDM

Question 7

It is a massive and simultaneous school-based effort to deworm school-aged children ages 5-18Y/O enrolled in PUBLIC SCHOOLS every JULY

Answer 7

NSDM national school-deworming month

Question 8

Is deworming of prechool children ages 1-4Y/O and school-aged children NOT ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Answer 8

CBDM community based deworming month

Question 9

Roles and responsibilities of the nurse in the NTP (national tb program) and DOTS (direct observed treatment short course/tutok gamutam) strategy

Answer 9

administrator
health educator
case manager and coordinator
community coordinator
treatment partner
advocate

Question 10

RA 3573

Answer 10

Reporting on Communicable Diseases

Question 11

Under RA 3573, what are the 10 DISEASES that are included in CATEGORY 1 (IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIABLE)

Answer 11

1. acute flaccid paralysis
2. adverse event following immunization
3. anthrax
4. human avian influenza
5. measles
6. meningococcal disease
7. neonatal tetanus
8. paralytic shellfish poisoning
9. rabies
10. severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 12

Under RA 3573, what are the 14 DISEASES that are included in CATEGORY 2 (WEEKLY NOTIFIABLE)

Answer 12

1. acute bloody diarrhea
2. acute encephalitis syndrome
3. acute hemorrhagic fever syndrome
4. acute viral hepatitis
5. bacterial meningitis
6. cholera
7. dengue
8. diptheria
9. influenza-like illness
10. leptospirosis
11. malaria
12. non-neonatal tetanus
13. pertussis
14. typhoid and paratyphoid fever

Question 13

RA 4073

Answer 13

Act Liberalizing the Treatment of Leprosy

Question 14

RA 1136

Answer 14

TB Law of 1954

Question 15

Pronounced the NTCP as the highest priority public health program of the LGUs

Answer 15

Memorandum Circular No. 98-155

Question 16

The NTCP adopted DOTS

Answer 16

AO No. 24 series of 1996