Chapter 11: Introduction to Parasitology Flashcards
It is a form of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits from the other without benefitting or producing harm to the other
a. Parasitism
b. Mutualism
c. Commensalism
d. B and C
Which of the following parasites may be transmitted through inhalation?
a. Ancylostoma
b. Enterobius
c. Giardia
d. Strongyloides
A type of host where the asexual stage of the parasite takes place:
a. Reservoir host
b. Paratenic host
c. Intermediate host
d. Definitive host
Infection with which among the following parasites can lead to development of cancer of the liver?
a. Schistosoma japonicum
b. Plasmodium falciparum
c. Clonorchis sinensis
d. A and C
Which among the following parasites can be transmitted through sexual intercourse?
a. Trichomonas vaginalis
b. Strongyloides stercoralis
c. Enterobius vermicularis
d. Balantidum coli
Plasmodium
a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above
Ascaris lumbricoides
a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above
Trichomonas
a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above
Schistosoma
a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above
Entamoeba
a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above
