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PROTOZOA Flashcards

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non motile or sporozoans

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sporozoa

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2
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(amoebas) - no feet protozoa

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sarcodina

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(flagellates) - move using flagella

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mastigophora

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(ciliates) - moves using cilia

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ciliata

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Which disease is caused by Entamoeba histolytica?
- A) Balantidiasis
- B) Toxoplasmosis
- C) Amoebiasis
- D) Meningoencephalitis

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C. Amoebiasis

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6
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What is the main reservoir for Balantidium coli?
- A) Cats
- B) Pigs
- C) Humans
- D) Cattle

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B. Pigs

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How is Toxoplasma mainly transmitted?
- A) Ingestion of contaminated water
- B) Skin trauma
- C) Ingestion of undercooked meat contaminated with cat feces
- D) Sexual route

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C. Ingestion of undercooked meat contaminated with cat feces

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8
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Which parasite can be carried into the eyes, causing keratitis?
- A) Naegleria
- B) Acanthamoeba
- C) Giardia lamblia
- D) Trichomonas vaginalis

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B. Acanthamoeba

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9
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What is the mode of transmission for Naegleria?
- A) Sexual route
- B) Ingestion of contaminated food
- C) Swimming in contaminated water
- D) Bite of vector

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C. Swimming in contaminated water

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10
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Which symptom is associated with Giardia lamblia infection?
- A) Diarrhea
- B) Fat in the stool
- C) Dysentery
- D) Foul-smelling vaginal discharge

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B) Fat in the stool

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What is the mode of transmission for Trichomonas vaginalis?
- A) Ingestion of contaminated water
- B) Bite of vector
- C) Sexual route
- D) Ingestion of undercooked meat

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C) Sexual route

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12
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Which disease is caused by Leishmania donovani?
- A) Cutaneous leishmaniasis
- B) Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
- C) Chagas disease
- D) Kalazar disease (Visceral Leishmaniasis)

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D) Kalazar disease (Visceral Leishmaniasis)

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13
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What is the vector for Leishmania tropica?
- A) Sandfly
- B) Reduviid bug
- C) Tsetse fly
- D) Anopheles mosquito

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A) Sandfly

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14
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Which parasite causes American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease)?
- A) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
- B) Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
- C) Trypanosoma cruzi
- D) Plasmodium

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C) Trypanosoma cruzi

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15
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Which vector transmits African sleeping sickness?
- A) Anopheles mosquito
- B) Reduviid bug
- C) Sandfly
- D) Tsetse fly

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D) Tsetse fly

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16
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Which disease is transmitted by the bite of an Anopheles mosquito?
- A) Malaria
- B) African Sleeping Sickness
- C) Chagas disease
- D) Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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-A) Malaria

17
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Which disease is caused by Entamoeba histolytica?
- A) Balantidiasis
- B) Toxoplasmosis
- C) Amoebiasis
- D) Meningoencephalitis

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C) Amoebiasis

18
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Which organism causes balantidiasis and dysenteric diarrhea?
- A) Entamoeba histolytica
- B) Balantidium coli
- C) Giardia lamblia
- D) Trichomonas vaginalis

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B) Balantidium coli

19
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Which disease is characterized by “flask-shaped ulcers”?
- A) Amoebiasis
- B) Balantidiasis
- C) Toxoplasmosis
- D) Trichomoniasis

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A) Amoebiasis

20
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What is a common mode of transmission for both Entamoeba histolytica and Balantidium coli?
- A) Ingestion of contaminated food
- B) Sexual route
- C) Swimming in contaminated water
- D) Bite of vector

A

A) Ingestion of contaminated food

21
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What is the definitive host for Toxoplasma?
- A) Pigs
- B) Humans
- C) Cats
- D) Cattle

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C) Cats

22
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Which disease is known for causing a “strawberry cervix”?
- A) Amoebiasis
- B) Toxoplasmosis
- C) Trichomoniasis
- D) Giardiasis

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C) Trichomoniasis

23
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Which parasite is associated with “fat in the stool”?
- A) Naegleria
- B) Giardia lamblia
- C) Acanthamoeba
- D) Plasmodium

A

B) Giardia lamblia

24
Q

How is Leishmania braziliensis primarily transmitted?
- A) Sandfly bite
- B) Reduviid bug bite
- C) Tsetse fly bite
- D) Anopheles mosquito bite

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A) Sandfly bite

25
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Which vector is responsible for transmitting Trypanosoma cruzi?
- A) Sandfly
- B) Reduviid bug (Kissing bug)
- C) Tsetse fly
- D) Anopheles mosquito

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B) Reduviid bug (Kissing bug)

26
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Which parasite causes African Sleeping Sickness?
- A) Trypanosoma cruzi
- B) Leishmania donovani
- C) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
- D) Plasmodium

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C) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

27
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What type of vector transmits Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense?
- A) Sandfly
- B) Reduviid bug
- C) Tsetse fly
- D) Anopheles mosquito

A

C) Tsetse fly

28
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Which disease is caused by the parasite Plasmodium?
- A) African Sleeping Sickness
- B) Malaria
- C) Chagas disease
- D) Meningoencephalitis

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B) Malaria

29
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Which parasite is commonly associated with contact lens keratitis?
- A) Acanthamoeba
- B) Naegleria
- C) Giardia lamblia
- D) Toxoplasma

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A) Acanthamoeba

MICP 211 - FINALS (6 decks)

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