A patient with open wounds contracts an infection after touching a contaminated surface. Which mode of transmission occurred?
A. Airborne
B. Vector-borne
C. Direct contact
D. Vehicle-borne
D. Vehicle-borne
A smoker quits successfully using nicotine patches. Which cessation method is this?
A. Behavioral therapy
B. Nicotine replacement therapy
C. Herbal therapy
D. Surgical therapy
B. Nicotine replacement therapy
A woman delivers safely but develops severe bleeding 2 weeks later. This still counts under which MCH indicator?
A. Infant mortality
B. Maternal mortality
C. Neonatal mortality
D. Child survival rate
B. Maternal mortality
A 42-year-old woman with family history of breast cancer requests screening. Which gene mutation is MOST associated?
A. TP53
B. BRCA1
C. APOE
D. HLA-B27
B. BRCA1
A long-term smoker develops chronic cough, mucus production, and permanently narrowed airways. Which diagnosis fits BEST?
A. Asthma
B. Bronchitis only
C. COPD
D. Pneumonia
C. COPD
A child survives to age 5 in a community where under-5 mortality was previously high. This improvement reflects an increase in
A. Neonatal mortality
B. Maternal mortality
C. Child survival rate
D. Infant mortality
C. Child survival rate
An elderly patient with hypertension and diabetes experiences blurred vision during routine check-up. Which of the following will be the best interpretation?
A. Early signs of a foodborne illness
B. Exposure to environmental toxins
C. Long-term complications of NCDs
D. Transmission through respiratory droplets
C. Long-term complications of NCDs
Nicotine acts as a stimulant because it mimics the effect of __________________
Acetylcholine
Maternal health refers to women's health during which phase or period?
1st pregnancy only
Menopause
Postpartum period
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Adulthood
Postpartum period, Pregnancy, Childbirth
A patient has a family history of high LDL cholesterol caused by a defective gene. This inheritance pattern is ______________
Monogenic
What is the anti-depressant medication for smoking cessation that inhibits the uptake of dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline?
Bupropion
A district recorded 6,000 live births and an IMR of 18 per 1,000.
Find:
A) Number of infant deaths
B) Number of surviving infants
A) 108 deaths
B) 5,892 survivors
Person X is identified to have bacterial STDs. Which of the following bacteria will most likely cause sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
Mycobacterium leprae
Treponema pallidum
Salmonella typhi
Chlamydia trachomatis
Plasmodium vivax
Neisseria gonorrhea
Treponema pallidum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea
Which of the following statements is/are FALSE in the context of the passage?
A. Passive smokers are not free from the risk of heart diseases.
B. Exercise does not have any effect on smoking cravings.
C. Younger people are immune to the disastrous effects if their regular smoking is under control.
B and C are False
Province AYX recorded the following:
Total deliveries-10,900, Live births- 10,650
Neonatal deaths- 61, Post-neonatal infant deaths -44
Obstetric maternal deaths -7
Which computed indicators are correct?
IMR = 9.8 or 9.9 per 1,000
Total infant deaths = 105
MMR = 65.7 per 100,000
NMR = 5.7 per 1,000
All computed indicators are correct