Test your knowledge about tuberculosis

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Test Your Tuberculosis Knowledge

Welcome to the Tuberculosis Knowledge Quiz! This quiz is designed to assess your familiarity with tuberculosis, a global health issue. Ideal for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in learning more about TB.

In this quiz, you'll find questions about:

  • Latent and active tuberculosis
  • Global TB statistics
  • Immune response and cytokines
  • Transmission methods
9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by LearningLung24
Latent TB is infectious
True
False
How many new individuals got ill due to infection with M. Tuberculosis in 2017?
8 million people
10 million people
12 million people
Which cytokine axis is responsible for the production of TNA-alpha by activated macrophages?
IL-6 pathway
IL-10 pathway
IL-12 pathway
How does TB spread?
From sharing utensils with an infected patient
Trough inhalation of infectious droplets
From touching surfaces contaminated with M. Tuberculosis
Trough insect bites
Adults are more infectious than young children
True
False
Which tests are the easiest to perform in developing countries
Mantoux test
X-thorax
GeneXpert
Bactec MGT
Which treatment is used in active susceptible TB and how long?
4 months of isoniazid and rifampin, followed by 2 months of ethabutol and pyrazinamide
2 months of isoniazid and rifampin, followed by 4 months of ethabutol and pyrazinamide
3 months of isoniazid and rifampin, followed by 3 months of ethabutol and pyrazinamide
 
What makes developing a vaccine so difficult?
Large sample size
Money
Not enough knowledge on immune response against TB
All of the above
1. Previous treatment for tuberculosis is associated with successful treatment of MDR-TB. 2. Male gender is associated with unsuccessful treatment of MDR-TB.
1. True 2. True
1. True 2. False
1. False 2. False
1. False 2. True
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