Introduction To Human Parasitology |Class 1|04, Sept. 2024

Question 1

Most common intestinal worm

Answer 1

Ascarid

Question 2

Three organisms that are not parasites

Answer 2

1. Pathogenic viruses
2. Bacteria
3. Fungi

Question 3

Three focus areas of parasitology

Answer 3

1. Morphology
2. Life cycle
3. Control

Question 4

Three types of parasites

Answer 4

1. Protozoa
2. Helminths
3. Arthropods

Question 5

Unicellular viruses are called

Answer 5

Protozoa

Question 6

A disease carried by mosquitoes caused by plasmodium and presents with anemia and high fever; children infected usually present with big bellies

Answer 6

Malaria

Question 7

Parasite causing teratosis which leads to the death of babies in pregnant women (Taxoplasma)

Answer 7

Trypanosome

Question 8

Multicellular parasites are

Answer 8

Helminths

Question 9

Common disease caused by ingestion of raw or undercooked meat

Answer 9

Trichinellosis

Question 10

Parasite which exhibits a common example of direct life cycle

Answer 10

Ascaris lumbricoides

Question 11

The reproductive system of trematode is

Answer 11

Hermaphroditic

Question 12

Scientific name for giant intestinal fluke where patients present with pain

Answer 12

Fasciolopsis buski

Question 13

Infective stage of the life cycle of ** which is in the adult intestine of humans and pigs

Answer 13

Metacercariae

Question 14

Increased eosinophil in blood may be an indication of _________

Answer 14

Parasitic infection

Question 15

Every fluke can be treated with

Answer 15

Praziquantel