MCQs updated for today

Dear friends I have posted the 10 MCQs for today. All the MCQs for today are from previous AIIMS exams. You can submit your answers in comments. I didnt give the answers now because i believe when we search for answers ourselves we learn much more than by just reading MCQs with answers. Answers with explanations will be posted tomorrow night, so do come back to check out. I will definitely like to take positive suggestions and improve in future. Go to the MCQ page above or click here. For suggestions or any question related to medical science go to Contact page above or click here. Clinical Cases will be updated on 3 cases per day basis in a few days. Thank You !

Contagious Disease Quiz

Communicable disease is a disease, the causative agents of which may pass or be carried from a person, animal or the environment to a susceptible person either directly or indirectly. A contagious disease is a subset category of communicable diseases, which are easily transmitted by physical contact with the person suffering the disease, or by their secretions or objects touched by them.
Well there are many diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another and most of the people including medical students are always worried about a disease being transmitted to them from a patient. Being a medical student from Indian subcontinent where we face a lot of patients with infectious disease. I have always suffered from these moments where I am apprehensive about handling a patient, who knows when I might be suffering from the same disease the patient has. Everyone has these apprehensions but as a medical student we should be able to distinguish between what iscontagious and what is not. For example many laymen in this part of the world still are not clear about the route of transmission of AIDS (ok ! let me clear HIV is found in 4 body fluids viz., semen, vaginal fluid, blood, breast milk). One such situation i faced myself is while was dealing with a leprosy patient when i had no idea about its mode of transmission (The exact mechanism of transmission of leprosy is not known. Until recently, the disease was suspected to be transmitted by contact between cases of leprosy and healthy persons. More recently the possibility of transmission by the respiratory route is gaining ground. ). Same problems occur when u deal with malaria, dengue, chicken pox, shingles, cold or even patients with simple rash. I found this wonderful quiz about contagious diseases on WebMD and i believe you should definitely check it. Link to Contagious Disease Quiz

Always be safe, practice Hand washing !

Declaration of Geneva

• I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE to consecrate my life to the service of humanity;
• I WILL GIVE to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due;
• I WILL PRACTICE my profession with conscience and dignity;
• THE HEALTH OF MY PATIENT will be my first consideration;
• I WILL RESPECT the secrets that are confided in me, even after the patient has died;
• I WILL MAINTAIN by all the means in my power, the honour and the noble traditions of the medical profession;
• MY COLLEAGUES will be my sisters and brothers;
• I WILL NOT PERMIT considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between my duty and my patient;
• I WILL MAINTAIN the utmost respect for human life;
• I WILL NOT USE my medical knowledge to violate human rights and civil liberties, even under threat;
• I MAKE THESE PROMISES solemnly, freely and upon my honour.