Final

Question 1

What is the only ciliate parasitic to humans?

Answer 1

Balantidium coli

Question 2

Presence of a micro and macro nucleus is characteristic of what?

Answer 2

Balantidium coli

Question 3

Traveler’s diarrhea is the result of what parasite?

Answer 3

Giardia lamblia

Question 4

The cysts of Giardia lamblia have how many nuclei?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

True or false: Trichomonas vaginalis has a cyst stage

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Which flagellate has an axostyle?

Answer 6

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 7

What is the purpose of the axostyle?

Answer 7

Balance

Question 8

What gets passed in the feces when you have Entamoeba histolytica?

Answer 8

Trophozoites and cysts

Question 9

Why is the presence of non-pathogenic amoeba a red flag?

Answer 9

Indicates source of contamination, likelihood of contracting pathogenic amoeba

Question 10

Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, and Iodamoeba buetschlii are what type of amoeba?

Answer 10

Non-pathogenic

Question 11

What is unique about Naegleria fowleri?

Answer 11

Free-living stage

Question 12

When is Naegleria fowleri dangerous?

Answer 12

When water gets up the nose and the parasite gets past the mucosa into the brain

Question 13

How many stages does Naegleria fowleri have?

Answer 13

3 (cyst, trophozoite, flagellated form)

Question 14

What vector carries T. brucei?

Answer 14

Tsetse fly

Question 15

What vector carries T. cruzi?

Answer 15

Kissing bug

Question 16

What vector carries Leishmania?

Answer 16

Sand fly

Question 17

Which subspecies of T. brucei is the rapid one?

Answer 17

T.b.r

Question 18

Chagas’ disease is caused by which parasite?

Answer 18

T. cruzi

Question 19

African Sleeping Sickness is caused by which parasite?

Answer 19

T. brucei

Question 20

Which class of parasites use pseudopodia?

Answer 20

Amoeba

Question 21

Why is Entamoeba histolytica deadly?

Answer 21

Diarrhea causes dehydration and nutrient loss

Question 22

What genus of mosquito transmits malaria?

Answer 22

Anopheles

Question 23

What causes cyclic fever in malaria?

Answer 23

Bursting of red blood cells

Question 24

What is the characteristic symptom of malaria?

Answer 24

Cyclic fever

Question 25

Which species of malaria is the most common?

Answer 25

Plasmodium vivax

Question 26

Which species of malaria is the most deadly?

Answer 26

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 27

Which species of malaria affects the brain?

Answer 27

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 28

Where does Plasmodium go first in the body?

Answer 28

To the liver, into the cells

Question 29

Are ticks insects or arachnids?

Answer 29

Arachnids

Question 30

How long after attachment until a tick starts feeding?

Answer 30

24-48 hours

Question 31

Characteristic symptom of Lyme disease?

Answer 31

Bulls eye rash

Question 32

Lice are transmitted by what type of contact?

Answer 32

Direct contact

Question 33

Which ectoparasite is dorsoventrally flattened?

Answer 33

Lice

Question 34

What are the 3 types of lice?

Answer 34

Body lice, head lice, pubic lice

Question 35

Are fleas laterally flattened, true or false?

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Strong legs for jumping

Answer 36

Fleas

Question 37

Are mites insects or arachnids?

Answer 37

Arachnids

Question 38

Mites are also referred to as what?

Answer 38

Scabies

Question 39

Parasite that causes mange

Answer 39

Mites

Question 40

What harmless species do we all have on our faces?

Answer 40

Demodex

Question 41

Are bed bugs arachnids or insects?

Answer 41

Insects

Question 42

Plasmodium is in what phylum?

Answer 42

Apicomplexa