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Containment strategies - Gastroenteritis
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1In what disease group does gastroenteritis fall?
- AFaecal-oral diseases
- BSkin infections
- CInsect-borne diseases
- DZoonoses
2Gastroenteritis is transmitted by strains of [blank_start]E. coli[blank_end] and enteric [blank_start]viruses[blank_end]
- AE. coli
- Bviruses
3The main clinical feature of gastroenteritis is [blank_start]diarrhoea[blank_end], leading to loss of [blank_start]nutrients[blank_end] and especially in children eventually to [blank_start]death[blank_end]
- Adiarrhoea
- Bnutrients
- Cdeath
4Diagnosis of gastrienteritis is made on [blank_start]clinical[blank_end] criteria unless laboratory facilities are available.
- Aclinical
5Gastroenteritis infection is often seasonal, starting when the rainy season starts
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Gastroenteritis is transmitted by [blank_start]person-to-person[blank_end] contact, through water, food or directly
- Aperson-to-person
7The incubation period of gastroenteritis is generally
- A12 hours
- B24 hours
- C48 hours
- D72 hours
8The period of communicability of gastroenteritis is [blank_start]8-10[blank_end] days
- A8-10
9Gastroenteritis predominantly attacks [blank_start]children[blank_end]
- Achildren
10Gastroenteritis is found only in Africa and Southeast Asia
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Control and prevention are done through:
- Promotion of [blank_start]breastfeeding[blank_end]
- Use of [blank_start]oral rehydration solution[blank_end] in the community
- Improvement in [blank_start]water supply[blank_end] and [blank_start]sanitation[blank_end]
- Promoting personal and domestic [blank_start]hygiene[blank_end]
- Vaccinarion
- Fly control- Abreastfeeding
- Boral rehydration solution
- Cwater supply
- Dsanitation
- Ehygiene
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