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Chapter 2: Concept of Health & Disease

Community Diagnosis
Determinants of Health
Dimensions of Health
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)
Ecology of Health
Epidemiological Triad
Human Development Index
Iceberg Phenomenon of Disease
Indicators of Health
International Classification of Disease
Levels of Prevention
Life Style as a Determinant of Health
Measurement of Morbidity
Natural History of Disease
Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI)
Primary Prevention
Primordial Prevention
Self Care in Health
Tertiary Prevention

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Chapter 3: Principles of Epidemiology and Epidemiological Methods

Adverse Effects of Immunization
Attributable Risk
Carriers
Case Control Study
Case Control Study vs. Cohort Study
Chemoprophylaxis
Cohort Study
Cold Chain
Common Source of Epidemic
Cross Sectional & Longitudinal Study
Disease Cycle in Relation to Spread of Disease
Emporiatrics
Epidemic Investigations
Epidemic - Propagated Epidemic
Epidemic Types
Epidemiology Uses
Herd Immunity
Immunoglobulins
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Incidence & Prevalence of a Disease

Incubation Period
Isolation vs. Quarantine
Modes of Disease Transmission
Odds Ratio
Randomized Control Trial
Reverse Cold Chain
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Surveillance
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Chapter 4: Screening for Disease

Criteria for Screening
Lead Time Uses in Disease Prevention
Screening Tests Types & Uses
Sensitivity & Specificity of a Screening Test
Validity of a Screening Test

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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Respiratory Infections

DOTS Therapy
DPT Vaccine
Investigations of an Epidemic of Rash, Fever & Rhinorrhea
Measles Prevention & Control
Measles Vaccine
Treatment of Pneumonia Under ARI Program
XDR Tuberculosis

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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Intestinal Infections

Cholera Epidemiological Characteristics of El Tor Cholera
Diarrhea Home Available Fluids for Treatment
Diarrheal Diseases Prevention
Food Poisoning Investigations
Hepatitis B Virus Humoral & Cellular Immune Response
Polio Vaccine
Pulse Polio Immunization
Typhoid Epidemiology, Prevention & Control

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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Arthropod-Borne Infections

Arthropod Borne Diseases Prevention & Control
Dengue Fever Epidemiology & Control
Malaria Presumptive Treatment in High Risk Areas
Malariometric Measures
Prevention of Vector Borne Diseases

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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Zoonoses

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Blocked Flea
Diseases Transmitted by Cyclops, Rat Flea, Sand Fly & Control Measures
Fixed Rabies Virus
Management of Grade III Dog Bite
Rabies Vaccine
Yellow Fever Measures to Restrict Spread

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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Surface Infections

HIV/AIDS Post Exposure Prophylaxis
HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control
HIV/AIDS Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
HIV/AIDS Window Period
Leprosy Multidrug Therapy
Leprosy Rehabilitation
STDs Contact Tracing
STDs Social Factors
STDs Syndromic Approach
Tetanus Neonatorum
Tetanus Prone Injuries
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Chapter 5: Communicable Diseases Hospital Acquired Infections

Nosocomial Infections

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Chapter 6: Epidemiology of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Accidents Epidemiology & Prevention
Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors
Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors
Hypertension Prevention
Ischemic Heart Disease Prevention
Preventable Causes of Blindness
Primary Eye Care
Rheumatic Heart Disease Primary Prevention
Syndrome X
Waist:Hip Ratio Public Health Significance

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Chapter 7: Health Programs in India

Community Nutritional Programs
Components of Diarrheal Diseases Control Program
National Cancer Control Program
Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP)

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Chapter 9: Demography & Family Planning

Conventional Contraceptives
Demographic Cycle

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Demography Definition & Methods to Control Population Problem

Medical Termination of Pregnancy
National Population Policy
No Scalpel Vasectomy
Safe Period
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Chapter 10: Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics, Pediatrics & Geriatrics

Artificial Feeding for Infants
Infant Mortality Rate Current Scenario
Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)
Juvenile Delinquency
Low Birth Weight Causes, Prevention & Control
Micronutrient Malnutrition
Road to Health Chart (Growth Chart)
Social Pathology

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Chapter 11: Nutrition & Health

Calculation of Normal Weight for an Adult
Ecology of Malnutrition
Epidemic Dropsy
Essential Fatty Acids
Evaluation of Quality of Proteins in Diet
Food Fortification
Indian Reference Man & Woman
Kwashiorkor
Lathyrism Clinical Features & Control
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Night Blindness
Nutritional Assessment
Nutritional Surveillance
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act
Proteins
Tests of Pasteurized Milk
Thiamine
Vitamin A Deficiency & Prevention
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Xerophthalmia

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Chapter 12: Medicine & Social Sciences

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Acculturation
Cultural Factors in Health & Disease
Epidemiology vs. Clinical Medicine
Family Definition & Types

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Family Functions
Family in Health & Disease
Social Problems

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Chapter 13: Environment & Health

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Air Pollution
Corrected Effective Temperature
Cyclops
Entomology Aedes Mosquito
Entomology Anti-larval Measures for Mosquito Control
Entomology Environmental Factors Contributing to Mosquito Breeding
Entomology Integrated Vector Control
Global Warming Causes & Prevention
Health Hazards Due to Substandard Housing
Heat Stress Indices
Indoor Crowding
Kata Thermometer
Noise Pollution
Radiation Effects
Ventilation Improved Pit Latrine
Water Agents Used for Water Disinfection
Water Breakpoint Chlorination
Water Criteria for Safe Drinking Water
Water Double Pot Chlorination & Uses
Water Microbiological Aspects of Water Quality
Water Primary Treatment of Sewage in Sewage Treatment Plant
Water Purification Methods on a Domestic Scale
Water Sanitary Well
Water Slow Sand Filter
Water Sullage
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Chapter 14: Hospital Waste Management

Health Hazards of Health Care Waste
Hospital Waste Classification
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Blood Group Genetics

Karyotyping

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Chapter 18: Mental Health

Criteria of a Mentally Healthy Individual

Chapter 17: Genetics & Health

Chapter 19: Health Information & Basic Medical Statistics

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Bias in Statistics
Census
Chi-Square Test Uses
Cluster Sampling
Diagrammatic Representation of Data
Frequency Polygon
Health Information Uses
Histogram
Median
Normal Curve
Null Hypothesis
Sampling Types
Standard Deviation
T-test
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Chapter 20: Communication for Health Education

Communication Types
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Chapter 21: Health Planning & Management

Principles of Management

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Chapter 22: Health Care of the Community

Primary Health Center Functions
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MISC
Additional Criteria for Judging Causality
Record Linkage
Social Security
Social Stigma
Universal Precautions
Variables
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