The drug of choice for chempprophylaxis in contacts of a patient of penumonic plague is: (A) Penicillin, (B) Rifampicin, (C) Erythromycin, (D) Tetracycline
Answer is D. 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