POST TEST MTAP 2 Flashcards
Which of the following is the primary mode of transmission for Giardia lamblia?
a. Sexual contact
b. Fecal-oral route
c. Vector-borne transmission
d. Direct skin penetration
b. Fecal-oral route
Which diagnostic test is commonly used for the identification of Entamoeba histolytica in stool?
a. PCR
b. Stool microscopy
c. Blood culture
d. Serology
Stool microscopy
Which of the following is the gold standard for diagnosing Plasmodium falciparum malaria?
a. Blood smear
b. Serology
c. Antigen detection test
d. PCR
Blood smear
The presence of Schistosoma eggs in stool or urine is detected using which of the following methods?
a. Serology
b. Stool microscopy
c. ELISA
d. PCR
Stool microscopy
Which laboratory technique is often used to identify Toxoplasma gondii in cerebrospinal fluid?
a. PCR
b. Blood smear
c. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA)
d. Microscopic examination
PCR
Which protozoan parasite is associated with the disease known as leishmaniasis?
a. Entamoeba histolytica
b. Leishmania spp.
c. Plasmodium falciparum
d. Trichomonas vaginalis
Leishmania spp.
Which of the following is a common diagnostic method for Trichomonas vaginalis infection?
a. Blood smear
b. Wet mount of vaginal discharge
c. Stool microscopy
d. ELISA
Wet mount of vaginal discharge
Which diagnostic technique is most commonly used for detecting Cryptosporidium spp. in stool?
a. Stool microscopy with acid-fast staining
b. PCR
c. Blood smear
d. Urine sedimentation
Stool microscopy with acid-fast staining
Which test is used to diagnose Leishmania infection in asymptomatic individuals?
PCR
What is the common clinical presentation of Giardia lamblia infection?
a. Abdominal pain and diarrhea
b. Fever and chills
c. Skin rash
d. Hepatomegaly
Abdominal pain and diarrhea
Which of the following helminths is diagnosed by finding eggs in stool during a routine microscopic examination?
a. Ascaris lumbricoides
b. Toxocara canis
c. Strongyloides stercoralis
d. Onchocerca volvulus
Ascaris lumbricoides
Which of the following is the most common method to diagnose Enterobius vermicularis infection?
a. Stool sample examination
b. Scotch tape method
c. Blood smear
d. Muscle biopsy
Scotch tape method
Which laboratory method is used to identify Trichuris trichiura?
a. Stool microscopy for eggs
b. Serology
c. Muscle biopsy
d. PCR
Stool microscopy for eggs
What is the most reliable diagnostic method for Schistosoma mansoni?
a. Stool examination for eggs
b. Urine examination for eggs
c. Serology
d. PCR
Stool examination for eggs
What is the characteristic feature of Strongyloides stercoralis in stool samples?
a. Larvae
b. Eggs
c. Adult worms
d. Cysts
Larvae
Which of the following Plasmodium species causes the most severe form of malaria?
a. Plasmodium vivax
b. Plasmodium malariae
c. Plasmodium falciparum
d. Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium falciparum
Which of the following is the best method to confirm a Plasmodium infection in a patient with fever and chills?
a. Blood smear
b. Rapid antigen test
c. PCR
d. Serology
Blood smear
What is the appearance of Plasmodium falciparum in a blood smear?
a. Ring form with multiple trophozoites per red blood cell
b. Schuffner’s dots in red blood cells
c. Crescent-shaped gametocytes
d. Dots and bars in red blood cells
Ring form with multiple trophozoites per red blood cell
Which test is used for the diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria?
a. Blood smear
b. Urine examination
c. Rapid antigen test
d. PCR
Blood smear
The presence of Plasmodium parasites in a blood smear during the ring stage is most diagnostic of which of the following?
a. Malaria
b. Babesiosis
c. Toxoplasmosis
d. Leishmaniasis
Malaria
Which of the following parasites is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly?
a. Leishmania
b. Trypanosoma brucei
c. Plasmodium
d. Wuchereria bancrofti
Trypanosoma brucei
What is the diagnostic stage of Toxocara canis infection?
a. Egg in stool
b. Larva in tissue biopsy
c. Adult worm in stool
d. Cyst in blood
Larva in tissue biopsy
Which method is most commonly used for diagnosing Wuchereria bancrofti?
a. Blood smear to identify microfilariae
b. Stool microscopy
c. PCR
d. Serology
Blood smear to identify microfilariae
The presence of cysts in tissue biopsy is characteristic of which parasitic infection?
a. Toxoplasma gondii
b. Schistosoma
c. Leishmania
d. Echinococcus granulosus
Toxoplasma gondii
Which of the following is a diagnostic feature of Trichinella spiralis infection?
a. Muscle biopsy showing encysted larvae
b. Stool sample with adult worms
c. Blood smear showing microfilariae
d. Urine examination for eggs
Muscle biopsy showing encysted larvae
