Protozoa

Question 1

Tissue invading intestinal protozoa

Answer 1

Entamoeba Histolytica

Question 2

Protozoan stage in liquid feces; motile stage

Answer 2

Trophozoite stage

Question 3

Protozoan stage likely to be recovered in formed feces; immotile form

Answer 3

Cyst

Question 4

Infective stage of E.histolytica

Answer 4

Quadrinucleated cyst

Question 5

Species of amoeba with large glycogen mass

Answer 5

Iodamoeba butschlii

Question 6

Species of amoeba likely to ingest RBC in its cytoplasm

Answer 6

Entamoeba histolytica

Question 7

Protozoan parasite with cats/feline as definitive host

Answer 7

Toxoplasma gondii

Question 8

Infective stage of plasmodium to man

Answer 8

Sporozoites

Question 9

Infective stage of Plasmodium to vector

Answer 9

Gametocytes

Female: Macro gametocytes

Male: Micro gametocytes

Question 10

Maurer’s dots, aplique accole forms with BANANA SHAPED🍌, crescent shaped gametocytes

Answer 10

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 11

ROSETTE merozoites, band form trophozoite

Answer 11

Plasmodium malariae

Question 12

Schuffner’s granules, amoeboid trophozoite

Answer 12

Plasmodium vivax

Question 13

Species of amoeba with sluggish non-directed motility

Answer 13

Entamoeba coli

Question 14

Intestinal flagellate exhibiting kite-like🪁 or falling leaf like motility

Answer 14

Giardia lambia

Question 15

Intestinal protozoa with directional tumbling motility

Answer 15

Balantidium coli

Question 16

An ameboflage llate, causative agent of Primary amebic meningoen cephalitis

Answer 16

Naegleria fowleri

Question 17

Protozoan parasite that assumes a shepherd’s cook appearance

Answer 17

Chylomastix mensnili

Question 18

Gold standard for malaria detection

Answer 18

Thick and thin blood smear

Question 19

Intraerythrocytic parasite transmitted thru tick bites/assumes amaltese cross appearance of trophozoite

Answer 19

Babesa microto

Question 20

Chaga’s disease/South american trypanosomiasis or new world trypanosomiasis

Answer 20

Trypanosoma cruzi

Question 21

Infective stage and diagnostic stage of C.parvum

Answer 21

Ooctsr

Question 22

Protozoan parasite that shows auto fluorescence

Answer 22

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Question 23

Transmitted by SANDFLIES/Phlebotomos

Answer 23

Leishmania spp.

L.donivani
L.tropica
L.braziliensis

Question 24

Causative agent of Granulomatous amebic meningoencephalitis

Answer 24

Acanthamoeba and balamuthia

Question 25

Transmitted by TSE TSE flies/Glossina species

Answer 25

Trypanosoma gambiense Trypanosoma rhodesiense

Question 26

West African sleeping sickness

Answer 26

T.gambiense

Question 27

East African sleeping sickness

Answer 27

T.rhodesiense

Question 28

Infective stage of Leishmania species to man

Answer 28

Promastigote

Question 29

Visceral Leishmanias is/DUMDUM fever/Kalaazar

Answer 29

L.donovani

Question 30

Idone cyst

Answer 30

Iodamoeba butchilii

Question 31

Smallest intestinal protozoa, CROSS-EYED cyst

Answer 31

Endolimax nana

Question 32

Trophozoite with KIDNEY SHAPED macronucleus and SPHERICAL micronucleus

Answer 32

Balantidium coli

Question 33

Oriental sore/cutaneous leishmaniasis

Answer 33

L.tropica

Question 34

Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

Answer 34

L.braziliensis

Question 35

Currently morphologically closest to E.histolytica

Answer 35

Entamoeba dispar