Paper II — 2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Qxvi

Paper II

2024 December (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

A: Whooping cough is caused by Bordetella pertussis. R: Whooping cough is mainly seen in adults.

• a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• c) A is true but R is false
• b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
• d) A is false but R is true

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Answer

- [x] c) A is true but R is false

Assertion is true: whooping cough (pertussis) is indeed caused by Bordetella pertussis. Reason is false: whooping cough is mainly seen in infants and young children, not adults — infants (particularly those too young to have completed their primary DPT vaccination series) are at highest risk of severe disease and complications; while adults/adolescents with waning vaccine-induced immunity can develop milder, sometimes under-recognized infection, the disease is not “mainly seen in adults,” making this reason statement false.

Related Concepts

1. 1Pertussis

Other Years Asked

1. 1Prophylaxis of whooping cough2016 October (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 2 marks
2. 2Bordetella pertussis.2013 September (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 2 marks
3. 3Give two examples of killed vaccines.2021 December (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)Short Note · 2 marks
4. 4Schedule and dosage of DPT vaccine.2022 February (2019 Scheme)1 mark