Communicable Disease (Chtu 135) Question Paper
Communicable Disease (Chtu 135)
Course:Public Health
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
TIME : 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS : Answer ALL Questions in Section A and ONLY TWO in Section B
SECTION A (50marks)
Question One
What is a pathogen? Give FIVE examples of what parasitic diseases qualify by the definition given. (10marks)
Question Two
Name FOUR species of iene plasmodium that causes malaria which is the most important of them. (10marks)
Question Three
List TEN major parasites transmitted by insects and or arthropods. (10marks)
Question Four
Parasite can be either temporary permanent or tocultative. What do this words mean and in each case give an example. (10marks)
Question Five
Parasites can live either inside or outside the host. What haives are given to the two conditions? (10marks)
SECTION B (50marks)
Question Six
State simple guidelines for treatment and control of malaria in Kenya currently.
(25marks)
Question Seven
Briefly describe lite cycle of ascaris lumbricoides. How can the disease in areas where it is endemic? (25marks)
Question Eight
Give the names of pathogenic tapeworms. Briefly describe the disease that they cause and how ONE of the m can be treated and or managed. (25marks)
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