General Parasitology I

Question 1

E. histolytica causes ?

Answer 1

Amoebic dysentery, diarrhea and liver abscess

Question 2

Giardia causes

Answer 2

G. lamblia causes Giardiasis ( G. lamblia is also known as G. duodenalis and G. Intestinalis)

Question 3

TRICHOMONAS causes which disease

Answer 3

Trichomonas vaginalis causes “trichomoniasis”

Question 4

Plasmodium causes which disease

Answer 4

Malaria

Question 5

Four plasmodia

Answer 5

1-Plasmodium vivax
2-plasmodium malariae
3-plasmodium falciparum
4-plasmodium ovale

Question 6

Toxoplasma gondii

Answer 6

Causes toxoplasmosis including congenital toxoplasmosis

Question 7

Trypanosoma cruzi

Answer 7

T. cruzi is the cause of Chagas’ disease.

Question 8

Trypanosoma include three major pathogens

Answer 8

1-Trypanosoma gambiense
2-trypanosoma rhodesiense
3- trypanosoma cruzi

Question 9

Leishmania donovani

Answer 9

Is the cause of kala-azar ( visceral leishmaniasis)

Question 10

Leishmania includes four major pathogens

Answer 10

1-leishman donovani
2-Leishmania topica
3-leishmania Mexicana
4-leishmania Braziliensis