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The causative agent of Leprosy is:

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Mycobacterium Leprae or Hansens bacillus

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Incubation of Leprosy

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5 months- 5 years

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Mode of Transmission of Leprosy

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prolonged skin-to-skin contact and droplet infection

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Laboratory/Diagnostic Test for Leprosy

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Skin Slit Test

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Signs and symptoms of Leprosy contain a reddish or white change in skin color, loss of sensation on the skin lesion, decrease/loss of sweating and hair growth over the lesion, thickened and or painful nerves, muscle weakness, pain or redness of the eye, nasal obstruction/bleeding, ulcers that do not heal.

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Early Signs

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Signs and symptoms of Leprosy experience a loss of eyebrows (madarosis), Inability to close eyelids (lagopthalmos), clawing of fingers and toes, contractures, sinking of the nose bridge, enlargement of the breast in males (gynecomastia), chronic ulcers.

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Late Signs

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Prevention of Leprosy Control Program

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  1. BCG vaccination
  2. Avoid prolonged skin to skin contact
  3. Good personal hygiene
  4. Adequate nutrition
  5. Health Education
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Also known as King of Tropical Diseases

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Malaria

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Causative agent of malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, malariae

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The specific vector of malaria

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Female anopheles mosquito

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What are the symptoms of malaria

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Recurrent fever preceded by chills and profuse sweating (triad signs), malaise, anemia

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One of the treatments for malaria is to administer an oral antimalarial drug. What are the 7 oral antimalarial drugs?

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  1. Chloroquine phosphate
  2. Sulfadoxine
  3. Primaquine for relapse
  4. Pyrimethamine
  5. Quinine Sulfate
  6. Tetracyline
  7. Quinidine Sulfate
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Mode of transmission of Schistosomiasis

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vehicle (water), indirect (skin pores)

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Diagnostic/Laboratory test for Schistosomiasis

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Cercum Ova Precipetin Test (COPT), Kato Katz Technique

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Symptoms of Schistosomiasis

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Rash at the site of inoculation, enlargement of the abdomen, diarrhea, body weakness

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The causative agent of Tuberculosis

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-gram (+) acid-fast bacilli
-Mycobaterium tuberculosis (humans)
- Mycobacterium africanum (humans)
-Mycobacterium bovis (cattle)
-Mycobacterium canetti

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Mode of transmission of TB

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Airborne/Droplet through inhalation of coughing, singing, or sneezing.

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Incubation period for TB

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4-6 weeks

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Signs and Symptoms of TB

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-fever
-low grade fever
-loss of appetite
-easy fatigability
-night sweats
-dry cough
-later productive with hemoptysis
-chest pain

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Laboratory/ Diagnostic Test for TB

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-Direct sputum smear microscopy
-Chest X-ray

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This kind of laboratory/diagnostic test is useful in the diagnosis of TB patients who are asymptomatic, and those who cannot submit sputum specimens but are suspected to have TB

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Chest X-ray

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patient while on treatment, is sputum smear-positive at 5 months or later during the course of treatment

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Treatment Failure

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It is under category 2 whose patient was previously treated for TB, who has been declared cured or treatment but with bacteriologically + TB

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In category 2, patient who returns to treatment with positive bacteriology, following interruption of treatment for 2 months or more

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Return after default (RAD)

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TB treatment for Children
Isoniazid Rifampicin Ethambutol Streptomycin
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Prevention of TB for children
1. Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG) 2. Health Education 3. Environmental sanitation 4. Early diagnosis and treatment
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No persons afflicted with leprosy shall be confined in a leprosarium provided that such person shall be treated in any government skin clinic, rural health unit or by a duly licensed physician.
RA 4073 an Act Liberalizing the treatment of Leprosy
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Creation of the Division of TB under the appointed Director of the National Tuberculosis Center of the Philippines (NTCP) was established at the DOH compound.
RA 1136 TB Law of 1954
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The NTCP adopted DOTS in the management of TB
AO No. 24 series of 1996
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the intermediary host of Schistosomiasis is
Oncomelania quadrasi
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National Deworming month (NDM) is conducted on
January and July
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The focus of NDM are children ages
1-18 years old
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confirms the presence of acid-fast bacilli in the sputum
direct sputum smear microscopy
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Risk factors for Non-communicable diseases
1. Physical inactivity 2. Cigarette smoking 3. Unhealthy eating (obesogenic) 4. Excessive alcohol drinking 5. Viruses 6. Radiation 7. Certain kinds of drug abuse 8. Chemicals and Environmental agents
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It is called as the bad cholesterol because it is the main carrier of cholesterol and contributes to atherosclerosis.
High low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
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Most common cause of liver cancer
Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C
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Virus-causing cancer are known as:
oncoviruses
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Energy emitted and transferred through matter and space
Radiation
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are powerful carcinogens used as preservatives in foods like tocino, longanisa, bacon and hotdog
nitrosamines
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Motivate the people
Health Educator
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Supporting people's right to make a choice and to act on the choice.
Health Advocate
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Promotes health and prevents diseases through rational diet and physical activity
Health Care Provider
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Influencing public opinion
Health Advocate
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The public health nurse provides activities that will permit clients who have suffered from consequences of non-communicable diseases to lead a socially and economically productive life
Health Care Provider
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Organizing and mobilizing the community in taking action for the reduction of risk factors
Community Organizer
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Influencing executive and legislative bodies to create and enforce policies that favour a healthy environment.
Community Organizer
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Guide people into action
Health Educator
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The people must be assured that they have the right and responsibility to make decisions and that they do not have to change their decisions because of other's objections
Health Advocate
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Inform the people
Health Educator
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The PHN provides technical assistance in the assessment of the skills of auxiliary health workers in NCD prevention and control
Health Trainer
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It prevents health workers from implementing irrelevant interventions
Researchers
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The PHN conducts community assessments, epidemiological studies, and intervention studies
Researchers
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The PHN teaches and supervised clinical management of non-communicable diseases and other community-based services and recording, reporting, and utilization of health information related to non-communicable diseases.
Health Trainer

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