Description : Is it true that armadillos can contract this rare disease?
Last Answer : Both armadillos and humans have a strain of bacterium that causes leprosy or Hansen's disease as it it known, so the answer is yes. There have been reports of petients coming in contact with armadillos that have contracted the disease.
Description : Can lemon juice be used to kill the bacteria in raw meat or chicken, so you can just put it in lemon juice and then eat it afterwards without cooking it? It would be like ceviche - but for red meat.
Last Answer : The concerns for raw meat aren't limited to bacteria. Raw pork or beef can also be contaminated with tapeworms, which when ingested by humans can lead to serious consequences such as neurocysticercosis. ... I've seen these pulled out of peoples' stomachs who ate poorly prepared ceviche. Be careful.
Description : Which disease is NOT caused by a bacteria? a) Tetanus b) Tuberculosis c) Leprosy d) AIDS
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- AIDS
Description : Can shooting armadillos be hazardous to your health?
Last Answer : These “oddball things” happen in Zimbabwe, too.
Description : Do you think people run over armadillos on purpose?
Last Answer : I recommend you buy THis book.
Description : What is important to know about trying to kill the bacteria from spoiled stew etc.
Last Answer : It is never advisable to try to make edible food out of things that have spoiled.
Description : Can you kill whatever popped your jam (botulism?) through cooking or freezing?
Last Answer : You don’t want to mess with this. There will always be more jam.
Description : Are Toxins from pathogenic bacteria can be destroyed by freezing and cooking?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent food from being contaminated? a. Control The Initial Number Of Bacteria Present b. Prevent The Small Number From Growing c. Destroy Bacteria By Cooking Properly d. Avoid Recontamination After Cooking e. Re-Freeze Food After Cooking
Last Answer : e. Re-Freeze Food After Cooking
Description : Who discovered leprosy? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What is leprosy? -Biology
Description : Leprosy cause -Biology
Description : Symptoms of leprosy -Biology
Description : Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy? -Do You Know?
Description : When is World Leprosy Day celebrated ?
Last Answer : World Leprosy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of January.
Description : What is leprosy ?
Last Answer : Leprosy means birth certificate.
Description : What is the old name of leprosy ?
Last Answer : The old name of leprosy is Nadia.
Description : What are the symptoms of leprosy ?
Last Answer : Signs and symptoms of leprosy The symptoms of leprosy usually start appearing 5 to 6 years after the leprosy infection and the symptoms gradually increase. Leprosy is usually accompanied by the ... dapsone for life. People with leprosy and their families face many emotional and social barriers.
Last Answer : Although leprosy is a chronic infection, it is not a contagious disease. Leprosy rarely causes death. However, a person suffering from leprosy and his family have to face many psychological and social problems. ... when walking, pain in the legs and nasal problems may occur due to sores in the nose
Description : What do Patients with leprosy usually die from?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : An oil which contains cyclic fatty acids and once used in the treatment of leprosy is (A) Elaidic oil (B) Rapeseed oil (C) Lanoline (D) Chaulmoogric oil
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : BCG is vaccine meant for protection against which of the following diseases? (1) Mumps (2) Tuberculosis (3) Leprosy (4) Tetanus
Last Answer : (2) Tuberculosis Explanation: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. The vaccine was originally developed from Mycobacterium bovis which is commonly found ... of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system,
Last Answer : (2) Tuberculosis Explanation: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. The vaccine was originally developed from Mycobacterium bovis which is commonly found in cows.
Description : The disease that has been eradicated from the world is: (1) Leprosy (2) Poliomyelitis (3) Chicken pox (4) Small pox
Last Answer : (4) Small pox Explanation: Eight attempts have been made to date to eradicate infectious diseases. Two successful programs targeted smallpox and rinderpest. The last naturally occurring case of smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed on 26 October, 1977.
Description : BCG immunization is for - (1) Measles (2) Tuberculosis (3) Diphtheria (4) Leprosy
Last Answer : (2) Tuberculosis Explanation: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (weakened) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, ... subcultured in an artificial medium for 13 years, and also prepared from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Description : Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy; Corynebacterium diphtheria causes diphthe- ria and Vibrio comma causes?
Last Answer : cholera.
Description : which one is the most common disease? A. Dental (Answer) B. Leprosy C. Headache D. Migraine
Last Answer : A. Dental (Answer)
Description : Which one is a hereditary disease? (a) Cataract (b) Leprosy (c) Blindness (d) Phenylketonuria
Last Answer : (d) Phenylketonuria
Description : Penicillins are useful in treating a. Gram-positive infections. b. Leprosy. c. Gram-negative infections. d. Tuberculosis.
Last Answer : a. Gram-positive infections.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is mismatched? a. TSS-skin peeling b. Gonorrhea-urethritis c. Leprosy-liver damage d. Cat scratch fever-swollen lymph nodes
Last Answer : c. Leprosy-liver damage
Description : Two methods for transmitting leprosy are a. Arthropod Bites And Fomites. b. Skin Contact And Respiratory Droplets. c. Arthropod Bites And Contaminated Food. d. Contaminated Water And Food.
Last Answer : b. Skin Contact And Respiratory Droplets.
Description : The SAFE strategy has greatly reduced the global burden of what disease? a. Trachoma b. Neonatal conjunctivitis c. Leprosy d. Blepharitis
Last Answer : a. Trachoma
Description : Leprosy can be contracted by contact with a. Contaminated Water. b. Insects. c. Nasal Secretions. d. Contaminated Food.
Last Answer : c. Nasal Secretions.
Description : Bartonelia henselae is the causative agent of this skin disease. a. Leprosy b. Cat-scratch disease c. Necrotizing fasciitis d. Rat-bite fever
Last Answer : a. Leprosy
Description : Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy?
Last Answer : Rifamcin
Description : A single dose rifampin + ofloxacin + minocycline treatment has been recommended for: A. All cases of paucibacillary leprosy B. All relapse cases of paucibacillary leprosy C. Single skin lesion paucibacillary leprosy D. None of the above
Last Answer : C. Single skin lesion paucibacillary leprosy
Description : Currently, under the mass programme (WHO/NLEP), the duration of multidrug therapy for multibacillary leprosy is: A. Two years fixed duration for all cases B. One year fixed duration for all cases C. ... for cases with bacillary index 3 or less and two years for cases with bacillary index 4 or more
Last Answer : B. One year fixed duration for all cases
Description : The following is true of multidrug therapy of leprosy except: A. It has been highly successful in paucibacillary but not in multibacillary cases B. Relapse rate is very low in both paucibacillary ... use once a month D. Prevalence of lepra reaction is not higher compared to dapsone monotherapy
Last Answer : A. It has been highly successful in paucibacillary but not in multibacillary cases
Description : In the multidrug therapy of leprosy, rifampicin is given: A. Daily B. On alternate days C. Weekly D. Monthly
Last Answer : D. Monthly
Description : If a multibacillary leprosy patient treated with standard fixed duration multidrug therapy relapses, he should be treated with: A. The same rifampin + dapsone + clofazimine regimen B. ... + minocycline C. Clofazimine + ofloxacin + clarithromycin D. Ofloxacin + minocycline + clarithromycin
Last Answer : . The same rifampin + dapsone + clofazimine regimen
Description : he multidrug therapy of leprosy is superior to monotherapy on the following account(s): A. It prevents emergence of dapsone resistance B. It is effective in cases with primary dapsone resistance C. It shortens the total duration of drug therapy and improves compliance D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Currently, monotherapy of leprosy with dapsone is recommended for: A. Paucibacillary leprosy only B. Multibacillary leprosy only C. Both paucibacillary and multibacillary leprosy D. Neither paucibacillary nor multibacillary leprosy
Last Answer : D. Neither paucibacillary nor multibacillary leprosy
Description : Multidrug therapy with dapsone + rifampin ± clofazimine is the treatment of choice for: A. Multibacillary leprosy B. Paucibacillary leprosy C. Dapsone resistant leprosy D. All forms of leprosy
Last Answer : D. All forms of leprosy
Description : Apart from its use in tuberculosis and leprosy, rifampin is a first line drug for the following infective disease: A. Toxoplasmosis B. Brucellosis C. Donovanosis D. Leishmaniasis
Last Answer : B. Brucellosis
Description : Combination therapy with two (or more) antimicrobials is superior to monotherapy with any single effective drug in case of the following diseases except: A. Typhoid fever B. Leprosy C. AIDS D. Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Last Answer : A. Typhoid fever
Description : Leprosy bacillus was invented by (1) Koch (2) Hansen (3) Fleming (4) Harvey
Last Answer : Koch
Last Answer : Tuberculosis
Last Answer : Small pox
Description : BCG immunization is for (1) Measles (2) Tuberculosis (3) Diphtheria (4) Leprosy