Tanta Faculty of Medicine Dept. of Public Health & Community of Medicine Final Exam for the 4th academic year Medical Students (June, 2012) Time: (3) Hours.
Total Marks: (150) Answer the following Question:
1. Give short notes on: (35 marks) a. Characters of milk-borne epidemic. b. Vaccination during pregnancy. c. Accidents in rural communities. d. Secondary prevention of rheumatic fever and for how long. e. Health care services for pre-school children. (mention five) f. Problems associated with breast feeding. g. Dietary manifestations in hypertension. 2. Explain why: (25 marks) a. Elderly group are considered a special vulnerable group. b. DOTS was recommended by WHO for management of TB and mention its main criteria. c. Smoking is an important risk factor for coronary heart diseases. d. A married male who got gonorrhea through an extra marital relation suffered from relapse after successive treatment. e. A child suffered from measles although he received measles vaccine. 3. Mention modes of transmission of the following diseases: (20 marks) a. HIV infection. b. Yellow fever. c. Brucellosis. d. Tetanus.
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