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Which of the following statements about rabies in people is false?

  1. Rabies virus targets the brain and spinal cord

  2. Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear

  3. Rabies symptoms will almost always appear within a few days

  4. Rabies can lead to organ failure, coma and death


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Explanation: In humans it may take from as early as two weeks to as late as one year after exposure for symptoms to appear.

What can you do to prevent getting rabies?

  1. Have your pets and other domesticated animals regularly vaccinated against rabies.

  2. Keep your dog on a leash when you take it outside your yard.

  3. Don't approach wild animals.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Explanation: Since The rabies virus is transmitted to others through the saliva of the infected animal, dont touch a dead animal; make sure your home is sealed to prevent wild animals from slipping into a basement, porch or attic; report any animals that are acting strangely to your local animal control department to prevent getting rabies.

Rabies is caused by

  1. Bacteria and it affects the nervous system

  2. Virus and it affects the cardiovascular system

  3. Virus and it affects the nervous system

  4. Bacteria and it affects the cardiovascular system


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: violent movements, uncontrolled excitement, fear of water, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of consciousness. Once symptoms appear, the result is nearly always death. The time period between contracting the disease and the start of symptoms is usually one to three months, but can vary from less than one week to more than one year. The time depends on the distance the virus must travel along peripheral nerves to reach the central nervous system.

So the correct option is 'virus and it affects the nervous system'.

Epidemiological triad refers to _____________________.

  1. Host, disease and environment

  2. Host, agent and environment

  3. Host, agent and disease

  4. Agent, disease and environment


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Among many epidemiologic triad or triangle, the traditional model for an infectious disease (The triad ) consists of an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment. So, the correct option B ( Host, agent, and environment )

The granulocyte to arrive first at the site of an infection is 

  1. Neutrophile

  2. Eosinophil

  3. Basophil

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Neutrophils. The first immune cells that arrive at an injured site are mostly neutrophils, which are quick-response immune cells that recognize and destroy bacteria. 

So the correct answer is Neutrophile.

Which is an infectious disease?

  1. Coronary thrombosis

  2. HIV

  3. Diabetes mellitus

  4. Diptheria


Correct Option: B,D
Explanation:

Infectious diseases are those diseases which are caused by microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, virus, parasites. HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). It is a sexually transmitted disease. Diphtheria is caused by bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria. It affects the mucous membrane of throat and upper respiratory tract. Coronary thrombosis is a disease that results due to accumulation of blood clot on the walls of arteries. Diabetes mellitus is a disease that results due to insufficient production of insulin in the body.

Thus, the correct answer is 'HIV, Diphtheria.'

At the time of birth presence of which antibody indicates the infection of foetus?(Intrauterine infection)

  1. IgG

  2. IgD

  3. IgM

  4. IgA


Correct Option: A

Which of the following disease is caused by a proteinaceous infectious agent?

  1. Potato spindle tuber disease

  2. Spongiform encephalopathy

  3. Red rust of tea

  4. White rust of members of cruciferae


Correct Option: A

The limitations that are normally confronted while treating an infectious disease is/are

  1. Body functions are impaired and may never recover completely

  2. The patient is confined to bed for some time

  3. Infected person serves as a potential source of spread of infectious disease to other persons

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limitations that are confronted while treating an infectious disease are that the impaired body functions happened due to the infection cannot recover completely, the patient is asked to have complete bed rest and infectious disease can spread from one person to another as it a contentious disease.

So the correct option is D.

Which of the following symptoms indicate red sickness ?

  1. Red and ulcerated skin

  2. Nausea and anaemia

  3. Nausea and loss of hair

  4. Ulcerated skin, nausea and loss of hair


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pellagra or red sickness is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by chronic lack of Vitamin B3 in the diet. It can also be caused by the decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan. Described as three D's diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia, this is indicated by symptoms such as dermatitis, alopecia or hair loss, edema or swelling, red skin lesions, weakness and mental confusion.