filarial worms

Question 1

InfectiveStage

Answer 1

L3 larvae

Question 2

substance coming from the mosquito, which protects the larva

Answer 2

hemolymph

Question 3

Affectsthe Lower Limb (Sometimes Scrotum

Answer 3

Wuchereria bancrofti

Question 4

Vectors/Transmitters are species of:
○ Aedes
○ Anopheles
○ Culex
○ Mansonia

Answer 4

Wuchereria bancrofti

Question 5

TheAdult Worms of _______________ inhabit the Lymphatic Vessels and Glands

Answer 5

Wuchereria bancrofti

Question 6

Minute, Thread-Like, Smooth-Skinned, and Tapered on Both Ends

Answer 6

W. bancrofti Adult

Question 7

● Sheathedwith Graceful Curves
● BodyNuclei Are Equidistant And Regularly Distributed

microfilaria of?

Answer 7

wuchereria bancrofti

Question 8

● SecondaryKink, Upper Limb

Answer 8

Brugia malayi

Question 9

● Threadlike, smooth, and tapered on both ends but
bluntly rounded at the terminal part

Answer 9

Brugia malayi

Question 10

○ UnevenlyDistributed Body Nuclei
TwoProminent Terminal Nuclei (Diagnostic

Answer 10

Microfilaria Brugia malayi

Question 11

eye worm

Answer 11

loa loa

Question 12

Vectors/Transmitters
○ Tabanidflies of Genus Chrysops
○ DeerFly
○ Horsefly
○ MangoFly
○ MangroveFly

Answer 12

Loa loa

Question 13

○ IrregularlyDistributed Body Nuclei that reached
up to the Caudal End
○ VerySmall or No Cephalic Spaces
VerySmall or No Cephalic Spaces ○ IrregularCurves of Body covered with Thin Transparent Sheath

Answer 13

Loa loa microfilaria

Question 14

River Blindness

Answer 14

Onchocerca volvulus

Question 15

Present in
○ Senegal, Mali, Sudan, Liberia, Uganda, Mexico

Answer 15

Onchocerca volvulus

Question 16

Vectors/Transmitters
○ Blackfliesof Genus Simulium

Answer 16

Onchocerca volvulus

Question 17

Adultworms are White, Opalescent, and Transparent

Answer 17

Onchocerca volvulus

Question 18

Vectors/Transmitters
○ Midgesof Genus Culicoides

Answer 18

Mansonella ozzardi & perstans

Question 19

○ Thetail end is tapered like a filament
○ Containsa column of four to six ovoid or bar-like body nuclei

Answer 19

Mansonella ozzardi

Question 20

effective against the microfilariae of W. bancrofti only, not the adult worm

Answer 20

Ivermectin

Question 21

● Nativein South America & Africa

Answer 21

Mansonella perstans

Question 22

● Unsheathed
● Adultworms inhabit the body cavities in man

Answer 22

Mansonella perstans

Question 23

○ Thebody nuclei fill up the entire body
NoDistinct Space at Cephalic or Tail End

Answer 23

Mansonella perstans

Question 24

Enlarged lower extremities, due to lymphedema, assume the appearance of an?

Answer 24

elephant’s legs (elephantiasis)

Question 25

Swelling in the eyes is also called

Answer 25

bug, bung, or bulge eye