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)
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