The ‘cold chain’ is a system of storing and transporting vaccines at recommended temperatures from the point of manufacture to the point of use. That is, the role of the cold chain is to maintain the potency of vaccines. There is also a concept called ‘reverse cold chain’, which is a system of storing and transporting samples at recommended temperatures from the point of collection to the
29 Jan
60 – Human Breast milk composition and storage
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 29.01.10 by Merlyn
26 Sep
59 – Incubation Period of Diseases ( according to 20th edition PARK )
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 26.09.09 by Merlyn
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS :
1. Chicken pox = 14-16 days ( can range from 10-21 days )
2. Measles = 10 days for the appearance of fever from the day of infection and 14 days for the appearance of rash from the day of exposure to infection .
3. Rubella = 2-3 weeks ( average of 18 days )
4. Mumps = 2-3 weeks ( usually 18 days )
5. Influenza = 18-72 hours
6. Diptheria = 2-6 days
7. Whooping
21 Sep
49 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 39
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
196q: chlorine demand is measured by ?a. horrock’s apparatusb. chlorimeterc. double potd. berkfeld filter answer a . horrock’s apparatus . 197q: in a study in UK they found an association between sale of asthmatic drugs and an increase in deaths due to asthma from 1979 to 1990 . this is an example of ?a. ecological studyb. cohort studyc. case reference studyd. experimental study answer a .
21 Sep
50 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 40
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
201q: in RNTCP the method used to confirm cases is ?a. sputum rapid cultureb. sputum microscopyc. chest radiographd. PCR antibody detection answer b . sputum microscopy . 202q: assessment of impact of iodine supplement therapy in a community is best done by ?a. goiter in pregnant womenb. goiter in children of age 12-18c. neonatal thyroxine levelsd. urinary iodine levels in pregnant women
21 Sep
51 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 41
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
206q: the experiment study for which most accurate result is obtaineda. randomized CT with double blindingb. retrospective cohort studyc. cross sectional studyd. meta analysis answer a . randomized CT with double blinding . 207q: any loss or abnormality of psychological , physiological or anatomical structure or function is ?a. impairmentb. disabilityc. handicapd. disease answer a .
21 Sep
52 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 42
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
211q: chronic carrier state is seen in all except ?a. measlesb. diphtheriac. herpesd. cholera answer a . measles . 212q: 85% of lung cancer among smokers was due to their smoking . this is an example of ?a. attributable riskb. relative riskc. odds ratiod. population attributable risk answer a . attributable risk . 213q: treatment of severe ulnar neuritis in borderline tuberculoid leprosy ?a
21 Sep
53 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 43
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
216q: under eradication of congenital rubella syndrome program the first priority group for rubella vaccination is ?a. all non pregnant women of age 15 to 34b. all adolescent non pregnant girls 15 to 24 years of agec. all female children at one yeard. all non pregnant women answer a. all non pregnant women of age 15 to 34 . 217q: the highest percentages of PUFAs are present in ?a. ground nut
21 Sep
54 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 44
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
221q: which of the following is not transmitted by lice ?a. Q feverb. Trench feverc. Relapsing feverd. Epidemic typhus answer a . Q fever . 222q: true about endemic typhus ?a. man is the only reservoir of infectionb. flea is a vector of the diseasec. the rash developing into an eschar is characteristic of the diseased. culture is the diagnostic modality answer b. flea is a vector of the
21 Sep
55 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 45
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
226q: vitamin A deficiency is considered a public health problem if prevalence rate of night blindness in children between 6 months to 6 years is more ?a. 0.01 %b. 0.05 %c. 0.1 %d. 1.0 % answer d . 1.0 % 227q: the highest perecentages of PUFAs are present in ?a. groundnut oilb. soyabean oilc. margarined. palm oil answer b . soya bean oil . In the decreasing order of content of PUFA :1.
21 Sep
56 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 46
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
231q: if the birth weight of each of the babies born in a hospital in a day is found to be 2.8 kgs , then the standard deviation of the sample will be ?a. 2.8b. 0c. 1d. 0.28 answer b . 0 . 232q: a diagnostic test for a particular disease has a sensitivity of a 0.90 and a specificity of 0.80 . a single test is applied to each subject in the population in which the diseased population is 30 %.
21 Sep
57 – AIIMS community medicine mcqs or social and preventive medicine mcqs ( spm or psm ) from all previous years AIIMS papers with answers – part 47
Posted in Preventative Medicine on 21.09.09 by Merlyn
236q: the most common cause of blindness in India is ? answer cataract . 237q: under national programme for prevention of nutritional blindness , a child in the age group of 6-11 months is given a mega dose of vitamin A equal to ?a. 50000 IUb. 1 lakh IUc. 1.5 lakh IUd. 2 lakh IU answer b . 1 lakh IU . 238q: the usual incubation period of pertussis is ? answer 7-14 days . 239q: risk of
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