SAS 16

1. The incubation period of leprosy is:

 The incubation period of leprosy is 5months to 5 years.
2. The causative agent of leprosy is:
 Hansen's disease (also known as leprosy) is an infection caused by slow-growing
bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. It can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining
of the nose (nasal mucosa). With early diagnosis and treatment, the disease can be
cured.
3. Select all early signs of leprosy:
 Early Signs – reddish or white change in skin color, loss of sensation on the skin
lesion, decrease/loss of sweating and hair growth over the lesion, thickened and or
painful nerves, Muscle weakness, pain or redness of the eye, nasal
obstruction/bleeding, ulcers that do not heal
4. The specific vector of malaria:
 Anopheles Mosquitoes. Malaria is transmitted to humans by female mosquitoes of
the genus Anopheles. Female mosquitoes take blood meals for egg production, and
these blood meals are the link between the human and the mosquito hosts in the
parasite life cycle.
5. Which among is the triad signs of malaria:
 Recurrent fever preceded by chills and profuse sweating are the triad signs
6. This oral malarial treatment is given to resistant case of P. falciparum:
 Sulfadoxine 50 mg For resistant P. falciparum
7. The best way to control Schistosomiasis is:
 avoid paddling, swimming and washing in fresh water – only swim in the sea or
chlorinated swimming pools.
8. Which among the following can be a host of Mycobacterium?
 Only human could be a host of mycobacterium.
9. A patient is receiving a treatment of Intensive – HRZE (2 months) Maintenance – HR (4
months). This patient can be: (select all that apply)
 New Smear (+) PTB, New Smear (-) PTB with extensive lesions and Extrapulmonary
PTB is receiving a treatment of Intensive – HRZE (2 months) Maintenance – HR (4
months)
10. This act mandates that communicable diseases must be reported:
 RA 3573 Reporting on Communicable Diseases

SAS 17

Enumerate the 5 major noncommunicable diseases (NCD)

Answers:
1. Hypertension
2. Diabetes mellitus
3. Lung/chronic respiratory diseases
4. Stroke
5. Cancer
6. State the goal of the Department of Health’s NCD program in relation to the lesson
  To this end, the Global Strategy has three main objectives: - to map the emerging
epidemics of noncommunicable diseases and to analyse their social, economic,
behavioural and political determinants with particular reference to poor and
disadvantaged populations, in order to provide guidance for policy, legislative
7. Motivate the people.___
 Health Educator
8. Supporting people’s right to make a choice and to act on the choice. __
 Health Advocate
9. Promotes health and prevents diseases through rational diet and physical activity. ___
 Health Care Provider
10. Influencing public opinion. ___
 Health Advocate
11. The Public Health Nurse provides activities that will permit clients who have suffered from
consequences of non- communicable diseases to lead a socially and economically
productive life. ___
 Health Care Provider
12. Organizing and mobilizing the community in taking action for the reduction of risk factors
___
 Community Organizer
13. Influencing executive and legislative bodies to create and enforce policies that favour a
healthy environment. ___
 Community Organizer
14. Guide people into action. ___
 Health Educator
15. The people must be assured that they have the right and responsibility to make decisions
and that they do not have to change their decisions because of other’s objections. ___
 Health Advocate
16. Inform the people ___
 Health Educator
17. The PHN provides technical assistance in the assessment of the skills of auxiliary health
workers in NCD prevention and control. ___
 Health Trainer
18. It prevents health workers from implementing irrelevant interventions.___
 Researchers
19. The PHN conducts community assessments, epidemiological studies, and intervention
studies.___
 Researchers
20. The PHN teaches and supervises on clinical management of non-communicable diseases
and other community- based services and recording, reporting and utilization of health
information related to non-communicable diseases. ___
 Health Trainer

SAS 18

1. The recorded blood pressure of Mr. J is 130/100. The PHN understands that he will be
considered to have hypertension if the average value of measurements of BP 2x daily in
the morning and the evening for several days is:
  High Blood Pressure (hypertension) systolic: 140 mm Hg or higher diastolic: 90
mm Hg or higher
2. The LDL cholesterol level is said to be at borderline level if it is:
 LDL cholesterol levels should be less than 100 mg/dL. Levels of 100 to 129 mg/dL are
acceptable for people with no health issues but may be of more concern for those
with heart disease or heart disease risk factors. A reading of 130 to 159 mg/dL is
borderline high and 160 to 189 mg/dL is high.
3. Eric is monitoring the level of physical activity of Mang Tomas. Eric knows that Mang
Tomas’s activity is classified as low if he reported that he: (select all that apply)
 Walking slowly around home, store, or office; sitting using computer, working at
desk, using light hand tools; standing, performing light work such as making bed,
washing dishes, ironing, preparing food or doing store clerk tasks, doing arts and
crafts, playing cards are classified as low level of physical activity
4. Eric suggested strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity. Eric knows that
Mang Tomas understood the teachings when he reported that he: (select all that apply)
 Good nutrition is a primary determinant of good health in preventing NCDs
Strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity 1. Choose sensible
portions of foods lower in fat. Watch portion sizes. 2. Learn healthier ways to make
favorite foods. 3. Learn to recognize and control environmental cues that make you
want to eat. 4. Have a healthy snack an hour before social gathering 5. Engage in
moderate-intensity physical activity for 30 minutes every day 6. Do not eat meals in
front of the television 7. Keep records of your food intake and physical activity.
Weight yourself weekly. 8. Pay attention to what you are eating.
5. This law is known as the “National Healthy Lifestyle Advocacy Campaign”:
 EO 958 – National Healthy Lifestyle Advocacy campaign