filarial nematode Flashcards
graceful curve
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
Wuchereria bancrofti
- graceful curve
- sheated without cuboidal nuclei
- affects LOWER EXTREMETIES
Which of the following filarial nematodes affects the lower extremeties
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
wuchereria bancrofti
- affects the lower extremities
brugia malayi
- affects the upper extremities
lymphatic vessel involvement within the retroperitoneal region or subdiaphragmatic lymphatic vessels
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
wuchereria bancrofti
lymphatic filarial parasite resembling W.bancrofti that do not typically cause lymphadenitis in the genital regions
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
brugia malayi
kinky curve
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
brugia malayi
sheated with 2 caudal nuclei
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
brugia malayi
sheated without caudal nuclei
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
wuchereria bancrofti
which of the filarial nematode has a caudal nuclei continuous with those of the trunk
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
loa loa
which of the filarial nematode is African eyeworm
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
loa loa
- african eyeworm
- causative agent : Calabar / Fugitive / Tropical swelling (periorbital edema)
- vector : deer fly / tabanid fly or mango fly (CHRYSOPS)
how many years does loa loa persists in human host
a. 7 years
b. 12 years
c. 3 years
d. 17 years
17 years
what is the vector of Loa Loa
a. deer fly
b. black fly
c. gnats
d. ixodes
loa loa
- african eyeworm
- causative agent : Calabar / Fugitive / Tropical swelling (periorbital edema)
- vector : deer fly / tabanid fly or mango fly (CHRYSOPS)
which of the filarial nematode is both posterior and anterior end are nuclei free
a. wuchereria bancrofti
b. brugia malayi
c. loa loa
d. onchocerca volvulus
onchocerca volvulus
- unsheated
- BOTH anterior and posterior are nuclei free
- crooked tail with nuclei
what is the causative agent of Onchocerca volvulus
a. african river blindness
b. tropical swellings
c. african eyeworm
d. nota
onchocerca volvulus
- unsheated
- BOTH anterior and posterior are nuclei free
- crooked tail with nuclei
- causative agent : african river blindness
what is the Vector of Onchocerca volvulus
a. deer fly
b. black fly
c. gnats
d. nota
onchocerca volvulus
- unsheated
- BOTH anterior and posterior are nuclei free
- crooked tail with nuclei
- causative agent : african river blindness
- vector : BLACK FLY (Simulum)
which of the filarial nematode has a nuclei extending up to the tip of the blunt tail
a. ochocerca volvulus
b. masonella perstans
c. mansonella ozzardi
d. mansonella streptocerca
mansonella perstans
- nuclei EXTENDING
perstay kaya nag extend
which of the filarial nematode has a broad and blunt with nuclei
a. ochocerca volvulus
b. masonella perstans
c. mansonella ozzardi
d. mansonella streptocerca
mansonella perstans
which of the filarial nematode has a tail tapers to a thin filament containing 4-6 ovoid nuclei
a. ochocerca volvulus
b. masonella perstans
c. mansonella ozzardi
d. mansonella streptocerca
mansonella ozarrdi
O(zzardi)void
THIN
which of the filarial nematode has a Posterior end is strongly bent and they has a crooked tail with nuclei
a. ochocerca volvulus
b. masonella perstans
c. mansonella ozzardi
d. mansonella streptocerca
mansonella streptocerca
m. streptocerca and o. volvulus has a crooked tail with nuclei BUT M. STREPTOCERCA HA SA POSTERIOR END THAT IS STRONGLY BENT
