Medical MCQ-The drug of choice for chempprophylaxis in contacts of a patient of penumonic plague is

The drug of choice for chempprophylaxis in contacts of a patient of penumonic plague is

Penicillin

Rifampicin

Erythromycin

Tetracycline

Question Category:

Social & Preventive Medicine

Correct Answer:

Tetracycline

Description:

Cholera: Tetracycline or furazolidone for household contacts Bacterial conjunctivitis: Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment Diphtheria: Erythromycin Influenza: Oseltamivir Meningitis, meningococcal: Ciprofloxacin, and minocycline Plague: Tetracycline for contacts of pneumonic plague Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 137

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