Question

IV. FILL-IN QUESTIONS

1. German measles is a relatively mild disease but can cause severe fetal defects in

     35% of cases when a pregnant woman is infected during the first trimester. This

     condition is called ____________________________________________.     

2. In order to confirm the diagnosis of tuberculosis, a patient must test positive in three

     different tests. They are the __________________________________________,

     _______________________________, _________________________________.

3. A severe enteric infection that takes 2-3 weeks to disseminate throughout the body

     causing a high fever, an unremitting headache and diarrhea is responsible for

     500,000 deaths worldwide, but very few cases in the U.S. This disease is

     ________________________________ and is caused by ____________________

     _____________________________ .

4. The _______________ test is used in diagnosing vaginosis, due to a frothy discharge

     that has a fishy odor which is the result of certain amines being produced.    

Answer 1

Ans1)Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)

Explaination:

German measles is a relatively mild disease but can cause severe fetal defects in

     35% of cases when a pregnant woman is infected during the first trimester. This

     condition is called CRS

CTS caused various defects in foetal defects such as eye manifestation,congenital heart defects, loss of hearing , diabetes, mental retardation etc.

Ans2) sputum smear microscopy

Chest X-ray

Mendel mantoux test/tb skin test

Explanation

Sputum smear microscopy _ sample is sputum and used to detection of pulmonary TB but least effective in extrapulmonary TB

Chest X-ray -detect damage of lungs

Mendel Monteux test most commonly used test to detect TB .

Ans3)

3. A severe enteric infection that takes 2-3 weeks to disseminate throughout the body

     causing a high fever, an unremitting headache and diarrhea is responsible for

     500,000 deaths worldwide, but very few cases in the U.S. This disease is

     _____enteric fever( typhoid fever)___________________________ and is caused by ___________Salmonella typhi_________

Ans_4)

The _______ whiff test ________ test is used in diagnosing vaginosis, due to a frothy discharge

     that has a fishy odor which is the result of certain amines being produced.

Explanation: In whiff test a drop of10% KOH mixed with vaginal discharge and positive test result in release of amine (putrescine,histamine, trimmethylamine) which give fishy smell.