FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY
PAPER III
FIELD/D/16/50/III
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Two cases of death from dengue have been reported. How
will you investigate such reporting of deaths?
10
2. Epidemiology of Malaria.
What prevention measures should be followed to control
Malaria?
3+7
3. What is syndromic approach to manage a case of
Reproductive Tract Infection What are the dangers of
such an approach?
5+5
4. Zoonosis.
10
5. How can hospital acquired infections be prevented?
10
6. Epidemiology of Zika virus infection.
10
7. You have investigated an outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis
in your area. What would be the components of your report,
please explain briefly.
10
8. What is the impact of global warning on vector bone
diseases?
10
9. What indications are used to assess how life threatening is an
infectious disease?
10
10. How do you define "Carrier" in infectious disease? How are
they important in disease transmission?
3+7