MCQs (WHOOPING COUGH)

1) Chinese call whooping cough as :

a) 50 days cough
b)100 days cough
c) 1 month cough
d) 3 months cough
2) Meaning of term “WHOOP” :
a) Loud crowing inspiration
b) Loud crowing expiration
c) Silent crowing inspiration
d) silent crowing expiration
3) Causative agent in a large proportion cases of
Pertusis is :
a) Bordetella Pertusis
b) Bordetella Parapertusis
c) Adenovirus
d) Para influenza virus
4) Source of infection of pertusis are :
a) Subclinical cases
b) Chronic carrier cases
c) Clinical cases
d) Animals
5) Incidence & fatality are observed to be more
among :
a) Males
b) Females
c) Both
d) Adolescents
6) More cases of pertusis occurs during :
a) summer
b) Winter
c) Spring
d) Both b & c are correct
7) Most common complication of pertusis is :
a) Encephalopathy
b) Seizures
c) Epistaxis
d) Bronchopneumonia
8) Pertusis vaccine is a :
a) Live vaccine
b) Killed vaccine
c) Toxoids
d) None of the above
9) Booster dose of pertusis vaccine given at :
a) 10-12 months
b)18-24 months
c) 24-36 months
d) None of the above
10) Pertusis vaccine contraindicated in :
a) Epilepsy
b) Liver disease
c) Congenital heart disease
d) Worm infestation
 ANSWER
1) b
2) a
3) a
4) c
5) b
6) d
7) d
8) b
9) b
10) a