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1
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Amastigote is seen in

A

Tissues, muscle

In CSF with macrophage

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2
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Parasites located in blood and tissue that move by means of flagella

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Hemoflagellates

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3
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Transmission of all hemoflagellates are through

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Bite of an arthropod vector

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4
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Diagnosis of Leishmania donovani complex

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Needle aspirations

Punch wedge biopsy

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5
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Trypomastigote is seen in

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Peripheral blood

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7
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Causative agent of the new world leishmaniasis

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Leishmania braziliensis complex

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9
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Vector for Leishmania braziliensis complex

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Lutzomyia

Psychodygus

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10
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Primary diagnostic form of Leishmania

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Amastigote

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12
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Culture used for Leishmania donovani complex

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Novey Mcneal Nicolle

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13
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Assume the shape of C, S, U in stained blood films

With whole body undulating membrane

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Trypomastigote

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16
Q

Crithidia
Seen in vectors of Trypanosoma
Half body length undulating membrane

A

Epimastigote

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17
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Leishmania diagnostic stage in human

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Amastigote

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18
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Causative agent of Visceral leishmaniasis, Kala azar and dumdum fever

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Leishmania donovani complex

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19
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Causative agent of Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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20
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Vectors of a Leishmania donovani complex

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Sandfly: phlebotomus

Lutzomyia

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21
Q

Leishmania braziliensis complex can cause

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Chiclero ulcer
Forest yaws
Pian bois
Espundia
Uta
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
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22
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Causative agent of black fever

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Leishmania donovani complex

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23
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Causative agent of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Leishmania tropica complex

24
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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is commonly called

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West African sleeping sickness

25
Q

Vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi

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Reduviid bug
Assassin bug
Kissing bug

27
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Vector of Leishmania tropica complex

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Phlebotomus

28
Q

Specimen of choice for Leishmania

A

Tissue biopsy

29
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Diagnostic stage of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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Trypomastigote

30
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Specimen of choice for Trypanosoma

32
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Trypanosoma brucei rhodosiense

A

East African sleeping sickness

33
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Trypanosoma brucei vector

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Tsetse fly

34
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Trypanosoma brucei rhodosiense is (more or less) aggressive than gambiense

35
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Primary diagnostic form of Trypanosoma, except T. Cruzi

A

Trypomastigote

36
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Clinical symptoms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodosiense

A

Chancre
Winterbottom
Somnolence

37
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Enlargement of cervical lymph node

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Winterbottom sign

38
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Diagnostic stage of Trypanosoma cruzi

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Tissue-amastigote

Blood-trypomastigote

39
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Infective stage of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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Metacyclic trypomastigote

40
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Clinical symptoms for West african sleeping sickness

A 
Chancre
Lymphadenopathy 
Winterbottom sign
Kerandel sign
Somnolence
41
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Infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi

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Metacyclic trypomastigote

42
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Delayed sensation to pain

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Kerandel sign

43
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Excessive sleepiness

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Somnolence

44
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Leishmania infective stage in human

A

Promastigote

45
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Four morphologic forms of hemoflagellates

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Amastigote
Promastigote
Epimastigote
Trypomastigote

48
Q

Resurrection drug for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

A

Eflornithine

53
Q

Leptomonad
Found in vectors of leishmania
No undulating membrane

A

Promastigote

54
Q

Primary affect the visceral tissue of the infected organ

A

Leishmania donovani complex

59
Q

Causative agent of New world cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Leishmania mexicana complex

64
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Intradermal test used in Leishmania donovani complex

A

Dr. Montenegro skin tesr

73
Q

Leishmanial form
Absence of flagella
Tissue stage

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Amastigote

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