MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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There is no way to protect people against the disease.
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The parasites that cause malaria lack the ability to resist antibiotics.
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The house fly contaminates food with infectious bacteria that cause malaria.
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Mosquitos are becoming resistant to insecticides and continue to carry the disease.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Malaria occurs in more than 100 countries and territories. About half of the world’s population is at risk. Large areas of Africa and South Asia and parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania are considered areas where malaria transmission occurs.
Detailed explanation-2: -While the disease is uncommon in temperate climates, malaria is still common in tropical and subtropical countries. Each year nearly 290 million people are infected with malaria, and more than 400, 000 people die of the disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -Asia ranks second to Africa in terms of malaria burden. In 19 countries of Asia, malaria is endemic and 2.31 billion people or 62% of the total population in these countries are at risk of malaria. In 2010, WHO estimated around 34.8 million cases and 45, 600 deaths due to malaria in Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Case Management. Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnant Women (IPTp) Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) Vector Control. Antimalarials to Reduce Transmission. Vaccines. Microscopy. More items