Parasitology Final Exam week 6-week 9
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The nematode infection that is acquired by ingesting a Cyclops (water flea) is:
Dracunculus medinensis
Enterobius vermicularis
Trichinella spiralis
Necator americanus
Dracunculus medinensis
Elephantiasis is a clinical symptom associated with:
Loa loa
Wuchereria bancrofti
Onchocerca volvulus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Wuchereria bancrofti
Elephantiasis includes all the following, except:
a. severe edema occurs in the extremities and scrotum.
b. larval infestation causes blockage of main lymphatic channels.
c. microfilariae are in the blood.
d. it is caused by filarial nematodes.
e. the parasitic helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.
the parasitic helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.
Which parasite is carried by Cyclops, an arthropod commonly found in still
water?
Schistosoma mansoni
Toxoplasma gondii
Taenia saginata
Dracunculus medinesis
Fasciola hepatica
Dracunculus medinesis
River blindness is:
a. caused by a blood fluke.
b. transmitted by mosquito vector.
c. caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.
d.a disease in which worms can invade the eyes.
e. All of the choices are correct.
a disease in which worms can invade the eyes
,You may find ____________ inside human red blood cells and _________ outside
human red blood cells
- Plasmodium merozoites, Wuchereria microfilariae
- Wuchereria microfilariae, Plasmodium merozoites,
- Wuchereria adults, Plasmodium merozoites,
- Wuchereria microfilariae, Plasmodium cysts,
Plasmodium merozoites, Wuchereria microfilariae
Ascaris lumbricoides
A patient complain fever, pneumonitis, vomiting, and abdominal pain. If you find the
following microorganisms in patient’s loose stool sample, the patient suffer _____
infection.
A.Trichuris trichiura
B.Ancylostoma duodenale
C. Giardia lamblia
D.Ascaris lumbricoides
Elephantiasis
Closed fecal sanitation systems had directly led to the reduction of all of the following
nematode infections EXCEPT:
Ascariasis
Strongyloidiasis
Elephantiasis
Giadiasis
Onchocerca volvulus
Which of the following parasitic diseases can cause blindness:
Brugia malayi
Onchocerca volvulus
Giardia lamblia
Wuchereria bancrofti
intermediate
Human are _________ host for tissue nematodes.
A. intermediate
B. definitive
C. transport
D. Transient
E. Accidental
River blindness, deer fly
The following image shows patient with ______ via _______ bites.
Malaria, mosquito
Elephantiasis, black fly
Elephantiasis, mosquito
River blindness, deer fly
Chagas Disease, kissing bugs
, Yellow fever, mosquito
Plague, flea
A,B,C
Nocturnal periodicity occurs for elephantiasis transmission because:
a. Mosquitoes more likely bite human at night
b. Microfilaria are not inside human cells
c. There are eosinophils, antibodies, and complement proteins in blood may attack
microfilaria
d. Black flies more likely bite human during daytime
e. Deer flies more likely bite human during nighttime
f. A,B,C
g. B,C,D
Microfilaria
You may find _______ in patient's blood with tissue nematode infection.
a. Adult worms
b. Eggs
c. Encysted larva
d. Merozoites
e. Microfilaria
f. Trypomastigotes
g. Endospores
b. Microfilaria
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is one of medications for treating filariasis because it is
effective to kill __________
a. Eggs
b. Microfilaria
c. Adult worms
d. Infective eggs
e. Encysted larva
f. Trypomastigotes
g. cysts
f. Both A and B
Antibacterial antibiotic tetracycline/doxycyclin may be used to treat ____ .
a. River blindness
b. Elephantiasis
c. Ascariasis
d. Malaria
e. Hook worm infection
F. Both A and B
G. B,C,F
In order to prevent transmission of elephantiasis among human population, _________
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The nematode infection that is acquired by ingesting a Cyclops (water flea) is:
Dracunculus medinensis
Enterobius vermicularis
Trichinella spiralis
Necator americanus
Dracunculus medinensis
Elephantiasis is a clinical symptom associated with:
Loa loa
Wuchereria bancrofti
Onchocerca volvulus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Wuchereria bancrofti
Elephantiasis includes all the following, except:
a. severe edema occurs in the extremities and scrotum.
b. larval infestation causes blockage of main lymphatic channels.
c. microfilariae are in the blood.
d. it is caused by filarial nematodes.
e. the parasitic helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.
the parasitic helminth is transmitted by black fly vectors.
Which parasite is carried by Cyclops, an arthropod commonly found in still
water?
Schistosoma mansoni
Toxoplasma gondii
Taenia saginata
Dracunculus medinesis
Fasciola hepatica
Dracunculus medinesis
River blindness is:
a. caused by a blood fluke.
b. transmitted by mosquito vector.
c. caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.
d.a disease in which worms can invade the eyes.
e. All of the choices are correct.
a disease in which worms can invade the eyes
,You may find ____________ inside human red blood cells and _________ outside
human red blood cells
- Plasmodium merozoites, Wuchereria microfilariae
- Wuchereria microfilariae, Plasmodium merozoites,
- Wuchereria adults, Plasmodium merozoites,
- Wuchereria microfilariae, Plasmodium cysts,
Plasmodium merozoites, Wuchereria microfilariae
Ascaris lumbricoides
A patient complain fever, pneumonitis, vomiting, and abdominal pain. If you find the
following microorganisms in patient’s loose stool sample, the patient suffer _____
infection.
A.Trichuris trichiura
B.Ancylostoma duodenale
C. Giardia lamblia
D.Ascaris lumbricoides
Elephantiasis
Closed fecal sanitation systems had directly led to the reduction of all of the following
nematode infections EXCEPT:
Ascariasis
Strongyloidiasis
Elephantiasis
Giadiasis
Onchocerca volvulus
Which of the following parasitic diseases can cause blindness:
Brugia malayi
Onchocerca volvulus
Giardia lamblia
Wuchereria bancrofti
intermediate
Human are _________ host for tissue nematodes.
A. intermediate
B. definitive
C. transport
D. Transient
E. Accidental
River blindness, deer fly
The following image shows patient with ______ via _______ bites.
Malaria, mosquito
Elephantiasis, black fly
Elephantiasis, mosquito
River blindness, deer fly
Chagas Disease, kissing bugs
, Yellow fever, mosquito
Plague, flea
A,B,C
Nocturnal periodicity occurs for elephantiasis transmission because:
a. Mosquitoes more likely bite human at night
b. Microfilaria are not inside human cells
c. There are eosinophils, antibodies, and complement proteins in blood may attack
microfilaria
d. Black flies more likely bite human during daytime
e. Deer flies more likely bite human during nighttime
f. A,B,C
g. B,C,D
Microfilaria
You may find _______ in patient's blood with tissue nematode infection.
a. Adult worms
b. Eggs
c. Encysted larva
d. Merozoites
e. Microfilaria
f. Trypomastigotes
g. Endospores
b. Microfilaria
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) is one of medications for treating filariasis because it is
effective to kill __________
a. Eggs
b. Microfilaria
c. Adult worms
d. Infective eggs
e. Encysted larva
f. Trypomastigotes
g. cysts
f. Both A and B
Antibacterial antibiotic tetracycline/doxycyclin may be used to treat ____ .
a. River blindness
b. Elephantiasis
c. Ascariasis
d. Malaria
e. Hook worm infection
F. Both A and B
G. B,C,F
In order to prevent transmission of elephantiasis among human population, _________
