Respiratory infections

1. CMFM Quiz
QM- Sameer Sekhar

2. Written Round
• RULES
1. All 8 questions are common to all teams
2. Each carry 5 marks each
3. Teams getting all correct get a bonus of 10
marks

3. Q1
• X was once a deadly disease until Y discovered
a vaccine against it.
• X is the only disease that is eradicated from
our planet.
• Write X and Y.

4. Q2
• SARS is a communicable viral disease caused
by a new strain of ……

5. Q3
• Drug of choice against B. Pertusis ?

6. Q4
• ………… is a strategy to ensure cure from
Tuberculosis by providing the most effective
medicine & confirming that it is taken.
• It is the only strategy against tuberculosis
which has been documented to be effective
worldwide on a programme basis.

7. Q5
• The strain which caused all influenza
pandemics is _____

8. Q6
• The natural reservoir in case of SARS is

9. Q7
• Immunity develops after a period of
_______days after vaccination for measles

10. Q8
• Which continent has maximum occurrence of
tuberculosis?

11. ANSWERS
1. X-Small Pox Y- Edward Jenner
2. Corona virus
3. Erythromycin
4. DOTS
5. Influenza strain A
6. Horseshoe bat
7. 11-13 days
8. Africa

12. Visual Round
• RULES
1. Total of 4 questions, one for each team.
2. +20 on direct, +10 on pass

13. Q1
• Identify this famous Indian who died of
tuberculosis
• Also name the movie
Made on him

14. • S. Ramanujan
• The Man who knew infinity

15. Q2
• Identify this logo

17. Q3
• He first identified diptheria bacili. Identify

18. • Edwin Klebs

19. Q4
• Identify this famous person

20. • Charles Montaux

21. Farewell round
• RULES
1. There will 6 questions common to all
2. Each +20 for correct answer and -10 for
wrong answer
3. Multiple teams can attempt

22. Q1
• In case of vaccination against pandemic
influenza virus WHO recommends that all the
countries should immunise their ………. as a
first priority.

23. • Health care workers

24. Q2
• What are the three stages in the clinical
course of whooping cough?

25. • Catarrhal, paroxysmal, convalescent stage

26. Q3
• Which is the site at which BCG vaccine is
taken ?

27. • Left Shoulder

28. Q4
• In the late 1950s,a group of French researchers
discovered a new bacterium & that it produced a new
class of compounds with antibacterial activity.
• As they were very fond of a French crime story ‘Riffifi’,.
• After 2 years of research,they discovered a new drug
which they found highly efficacious against tubercle
bacilli.
• This drug is a first line drug in antitubercular therapy.
• Name the drug.

29. • Rifampicin

30. Q5
A lot of misconcepts surround this viral disease.
“A person with this disease should not bath for
14 days. If he baths,the viruses will come out of
the body & others will be infected.”
But you should bath daily,drink plenty of fluids &
eat good food.
Five day course of an antiviral drug will relieve
all the symptoms.
The disease is ?

31. • Chicken pox

32. Q6
• The most feared complication of SARS is

33. • Pulmonary Decompensation

34. SCORES PLEASE!!

35. THANK YOU