6. Blood Parasites

Question 1

Babesia spp. in Europe

Answer 1

Babesia divergens

Question 2

Maltese cross

Answer 2

Babesia spp.

Question 3

Stain for Babesia spp.

Answer 3

Giemsa

Question 4

Vector for malaria

Answer 4

Female anopheles mosquito

Question 5

Most pathogenic malarial parasite

Answer 5

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 6

Banana-shaped gametocytes

Answer 6

P. falciparum

Question 7

With accolé/appliqué forms

Answer 7

P. falciparum

Question 8

Most widely distributed malarial organism

Answer 8

Plasmodium vivax

Question 9

Ameboid trophozoites

Answer 9

P. vivax

Question 10

Rosette formation of schizonts in merozoites

Answer 10

Plasmodium malariae

Question 11

Band form trophozoite

Answer 11

P. malariae

Question 12

Simian malaria

Answer 12

Plasmodium knowlesi

Question 13

P. knowlesi form resembles

Answer 13

P. falciparum

P. malariae

Question 14

Benign tertian malaria

Answer 14

P. vivax

P. ovale

Question 15

Quartan malaria

Answer 15

P. malariae

Question 16

Malignant tertian malaria

Answer 16

P. falciparum

Question 17

Subtertian malaria

Answer 17

P. falciparum

Question 18

Black water fever

Answer 18

P. facliparum

Question 19

Plasmodium spp. that causes enlarged infected RBCs

Answer 19

P. vivax

P. ovale

Question 20

Plasmodium spp. that may have hypnozoites in the liver

Answer 20

P. vivax

P. ovale

Question 21

Plasmodium spp. that may cause a RELAPSE of malaria

Answer 21

P. vivax
P. ovale

Due to hypnozoites

Question 22

Plasmodium spp. that causes a cryptic erythrocytic cycle leading to RECRUDESCENCE

Answer 22

P. malariae

Question 23

Plasmodium spp. with multiple ring forms that are common

Answer 23

P. falciparum

Question 24

Dots of P. falciparum

Answer 24

Maurer’s dots

Question 25

Dots of P. vivax

Answer 25

Schuffner’s dots

Question 26

Dots of P. malariae

Answer 26

Ziemann’s dots

Question 27

Dots of P. ovale

Answer 27

Jame’s dots

Question 28

Babesia spp. of the US

Answer 28

Babesia microti