| 1. Which are the most
common symptoms of TB? |
| a. Cough for more than
two weeks
|
| b. Loss of weight
|
| c. Fever |
|
d.
All of the above |
| 2. How does TB spread? |
|
a.
Through air |
| b. Through water |
| c. Through passing of
bodily fluids (sexual intercourse, blood transfusion, etc) |
| d. Shaking hands,
kissing/hugging, sharing a glass |
| 3.Which part of the
human body is not affected by tuberculosis? |
| a. Lungs |
| b. Heart |
| c. Pancreas |
|
d.
Hair and nails |
| 4.What is the duration
of treatment for tuberculosis?
|
| a. 1-2 days |
| b. 1-2 months |
| c. 6-8 days |
|
d.
6-8 months |
| 5.What is the
full form of commonly used acronym DOTS?
|
| a. Direct and Optimized
Therapy – successful |
| b. Drugs,
Observation, Treatment and Supervision |
|
c.
Directly Observed Treatment – Short Course |
| d. Drugs Only Treatment –
Supervised |
| 6. What are the
dangers of interrupting treatment? |
| a. Resistance to
available drugs |
| b. No cure and
persistence of the disease |
| c. Infection to family
members and others around the patient |
|
d.
All of the above |
| 7. Who is
responsible for ensuring that a patient of tuberculosis takes regular,
uninterrupted treatment for the complete prescribed duration? |
| a. The patient |
| b. Family members |
| c. Health care providers |
|
d.
All of the above |
| 8. Which WHO
region was estimated to have the maximum number of deaths among TB cases in 2009? |
| a. Africa |
| b. The Americas |
| c. Eastern Mediterranean |
| d. Europe |
|
e.
South East Asia |
| f. Western Pacific |
| 9.The cost of
treating a multi drug-resistant case of TB is |
| a. Equal to that of
treating a normal case of TB |
| b. 10 times that of
treating a normal case of TB |
| c. 50 times that of
treating a normal case of TB |
|
d.
100 times that of treating a normal case of TB |
| 10.What are the
estimated number of multi-drug resistant TB cases in the South East Asia
region?
|
| a. 130 |
| b. 1300 |
| c. 13000 |
|
d.
130000 |
