DISEASES Exam Questions
with Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, Horizontal - Correct Answer: Direct transmission, indirect transmission, or break in skin integrity
(Mode of transmission)
Vertical - Correct Answer: Mother to child transmission (mode of transmission)
Leprosy - Correct Answer: An ancient disease
Leading cause of permanent physical disability
Mainly affects the skin, mucosa of the URT, and peripheral nerves
(Disease)
Leprosy - Correct Answer: Causative agent: mycobacterium leprae
(Disease)
Leprosy - Correct Answer: MODE OF TRANSMISSION: skin to skin contact and droplet transmission
(Disease)
Leprosy - Correct Answer: INCUBATION PERIOD: 5 months to 5 years
Leprosy - Correct Answer: EARLY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
• Reddish or whitish change in skin color
• Loss of sensation at site of discolored skin
• Enlargement of peripheral nerves
• Loss of sweat (Anhydrosis)