Chandler's endemic index is used in:
Ans: C (Hookworm infestation) Ref: Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, K Park.20th edition, page no. 2/5Explanation:Chandler's endemic index - Hookworm InfestationEndemic index - Chandler worked out an index on the basis of average number of hookworm eggs per gram of faeces for the entire community, as below:Average number of eggs per gram of stools :Below 200 - Hook worm infection is not of much significance200 - 250 - May be regarded as potential danger250 - 300 - Minor public health problem Above 300 - Important public health problemChandler's index is still used in epidemiological studies of hookworm disease and also to assess the benefit of mass deworming program.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
Malaria
Hookworm infestation
Cholera
Communicable Diseases