Clinical
What type of sample is least reliable for polio diagnosis?
Throat
True or False
Heat temperatures below 50 degrees can inactivate the poliovirus.
False
Heat temperatures above 50 degrees can inactivate the poliovirus.
What is a main policy to control polio in the short term?
Any of
vaccination, public awareness, isolation and quarantine
What method involves testing sewage to detect poliovirus presence
Environmental surveillance
What is the full form of WHO?
World health organization
What percentage of polio infections are asymptomatic
70-95%
True or False
The Direct Methods of transmission include Oral-Oral and Contaminated Surfaces
False
The direct methods of transmission include Oral-Oral and Fecal-Oral
True or False
It is important for communities to have transparent information about polio
True
What is the primary method of prevention for polio?
Vaccination
What public health model contains the intrapersonal level, interpersonal level, institutional level, community level and public policy level
Social-Ecological Model
Which type of polio was eradicated in 2015?
Type 2
What are the endemic countries where Polio is present
Pakistan and Afghanistan
is establishing an integrated surveillance program with stakeholders one of the policies mentioned
yes
True or False?
IPV Gives rise to vaccine derived poliovirus
False
Who is the father of epidemiology?
John Snow
What is the full form of polio
Poliomyelitis
How long can Paralytic polio last until if it extends?
Up till 35 days
are marginalized communities more susceptible to information
yes
Surveillance systems come under which level of prevention?
Secondary prevention
What is the graph for Logistic growth called?
S-Curve
What symptom is indicative of non-paralytic poliomyelitis?
Meningitis
What is the full form of AFP
Acute flaccid paralysis
What framework should be established in order to deal with new polio cases
rapid response
What is achieved when a high % if the population is vaccinated against polio
Herd immunity
what are the 3 core functions for public health
Assessment, Policy Development, Assurance