Preventive medicine
API – Acronym
API stands for: Annual Parasite Incidence
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Preventive medicine
National vector borne disease control programme (NVBDCP)
National vector borne disease control programme (NVBDCP) is implemented in the states and union territories of India for prevention and control of vector borne diseases The diseases which
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Acronyms
NVBDCP – Acronym
NVBDCP stands for: National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme
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Medicine
Complications of mumps
The complications of mumps are: Orchitis Most common extra salivary manifestation Unilateral in 75% cases Characterised by testicular swelling and tenderness Pancreatitis characterised by upper abdominal pain, nausea,
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Medicine
Congenital rubella
Congenital rubella is a condition in which the symptoms of rubella infection are present at or soon after birth The presence of IgM antibodies against rubella (as IgM does
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Ophthalmology
Layers of retina
The layers of the retina from outside inwards are: Pigment epithelium Layer of rods and cones – Formed by rods and cones – the photoreceptor cells External limiting
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Preventive medicine
Measles vaccination
Measles vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine. The various features of measles vaccination are: All presently used measles vaccine are tissue culture vaccines – chick embryo cell or
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Medicine
Koplik's spots
Koplik’s spots are the prodromal viral enanthem of measles They appear as white spots on a red base over the buccal mucosa opposite the first and second premolars
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Preventive medicine
WHO measles elimination strategy
WHO advocates a 3 phase strategy for measles elimination. The 3 phases are: Catch up – This is a nationwide campaign to vaccinate all children between the ages
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