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Iph 2310 Communicable Diseases Question Paper

Iph 2310 Communicable Diseases

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health

Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2012

JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

University Examinations 2011/2012

SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH

IPH 2310 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

DATE: JULY 2012 TIME:2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

a) Explain:

i) Incubation period

ii) Clinical infection

iii) Sub-clinical infection (2 marks @)

b) Define:

i) Reservoir in communicable diseases. (2 marks)

ii) Transmission cycle (3 marks)

iii) Susceptible host (2 marks)

c) Why is isolation difficult to enforce as a method of disease control? (2 marks)

d) State the causative organisms of the following diseases.

i) Malaria

ii) Tuberculosis

iii) Cholera

iv) Lassa fever

v) Syphilis (5 marks)

e) Describe any two causes of how resistance by a susceptible host. (2 marks)

f) Describer the various methods of vector control in communicable diseases.(5 marks)

g) Describe any three common presentations of Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STIs) (2 marks)

QUESTION 2

Describe the various methods used in protecting a host against communicable diseases. (20 marks)

QUESTION 3

Explain the routes of transmission of infective stages of parasites. (20 marks)

QUESTION 4

Describe the epidemiology Schistosomiasis. (20 marks)

Iph 2310 Communicable Diseases Question Paper

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