protozoology Flashcards
The vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi are
bedbugs
soft ticks
kissing bugs
hard ticks
kissing bugs
what is characteristic of “ dollar spot”?
- displacement
- predilection site : genitalia
- 10- 15 cm diameter
-they always appear in dourine
displacement
what is the most frequent cause of death following the 4th phase of dourine?
- collapse of circulation
- decubitus
- facial paralysis
- pneumonia
pneumonia
Which Giardia genotype(s) is (are) zoonotic? (more than one answer maybe correct!)
*A
*B
*C
*D
A& B
In which of the following is Toxoplasma gondii highly foetopathogenic?
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Horse
- Pig
- Sheep
Which species will frequently cause haemorrhages?
T. brucei brucei
T. vivax
T. congolense
None of these
T. vivax
what is the approx.. size of giardia cyst?
- 10-20 micrometers
- nearly 100 micrometers
- 30-40 micrometers
- 20-30 micrometers
- 10-20 micrometers
Which Eimeria sp. is highly pathogenic in chicken?
- E. maxima
- E. intestinalis
- E. necatrix
- E. mitis
- E. necatrix
Of which Eimeria sp./spp. can the praepatent period be 4 days or shorter? (more than one answer may be right!)
- E. praecox
- E.maxima
- E. acervuline
- E.mitis
E. praecox
E. acervuline
E.mitis
Which of the following pair of Eimeria species has complementary location in the small intestine?
- E. intestinalis & E. magna
- E. duodenalis & E. media
- E. magna & E. magna
- E. exigua & E. intestinalis
- E. intestinalis & E. magna
What is the characteristic lesion on the hepatic form of pigeon trichomonosis?
- Pea size necroses
- Fibrinous perihepatitis
- Abscess
- Pinpoint necroses
- Pea size necroses
Which species will cause mucosal thickening distally in the small intestine?
- Eimeria ovinoidalis
- Eimeria crandallis
- Eimeria parva
- Eimeria bakuensis
- Eimeria ovinoidalis
Which Cryptosporidium sp./spp. occur(s) frequently in post-weaned or older calves? (more than one answer maybe correct!)
- C. baileyi
- C. bovis
- C. andersoni
- C. parvum
- C. bovis
- C. andersoni
In which age group are bulls more susceptible to Tritrichomonas foetus?
- 1-2 years of age
- Below 3 years
- Above 3 years
- 2-4 years of age
- Above 3 years
How does Histomonas meleagridis spread to the liver?
- Haematogenously
- From the cloaca
- From the skin
- From the navel
- Haematogenously
Which Eimeria sp. is highly pathogenic in chicken?
- E. acervuline
- E. mitis
- E. tenella
- E. flavescens
- E. tenella
Which protozoon is frequently carried by nutria or coypu?
Giardia
Trichomonas
Toxoplasma
Babesia
Toxoplasma
How does Trichomonas gallinae reach the liver?
- Spreading from heart apex
- Spreading from the navel
- Spreading from oesophagus
- Haematogenously
- Spreading from the navel
Which grographical region has serious problems with cattle tritrichomonosis?
- None of these
- Certain US states
- Europe
- Hungary
- Certain US states
Which dog breed is predisposed to subclinical babesiosis (carrier state)?
- Spaniel predisposed
- Irish setter predisposed
- German shepherd
- Dalmatiner
- German shepherd
In which “aberrant” host species is Sarcocystis neurona highly pathogenic?
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Pig
- Horse
- Horse
Please select the moderately pathogenic Eimeria sp./spp. for which the location is indicated properly?
- E. irresidua – duodenum
- E. intestinalis – ileum
- E. piriformis – colon
- E. magna – ileum
- E. piriformis – colon
Which of the following pair of Eimeria species has complementary location on the small intestine?
E. brunetti & E. mitis
E. maxima & E. necatrix
E. acervulina & E. mitis
E. acervulina & E. precox
E. acervulina & E. mitis
There is no sporocyst in its sporulated oocyst (more than one answer maybe correct)
- Cryptosporidium
- Plasmodium
- Hepatozoon
- Isospor
- Cryptosporidium
- Plasmodium
What is the most pathogenic stage of Eimeria acervuline?
- Second schizont
- Gamont
- First schizont
- Oocyst
- Oocyst
Which are the predisposing factors of pigeon Trichomonosis? (more than one answer may be correct)
- A-vitamin deficiency
- Giardiasis
- Ammonia from litter
- Iron deficiency
- A-vitamin deficiency
- Giardiasis??
- Ammonia from litter
What plays a central role in the pathogenesis of biliary coccidiosis?
- Cirrhosis
- Biliary hyperplasia
- Anaemia
- Hepatomegaly
- Biliary hyperplasia
Which statement is true for Klossiellosis?
Oocysts form, but are not shed
There is no oocyst
Oocysts are of the Isospora-type
Oocysts pass with the urine
Oocysts form, but are not shed
what is not caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?
- Meningoencephalitis
- Megalomania
- Myocarditis
- Oedema
Megalomania
Which plasmodium species is not human pathogenic?
- P. vivax
- P. simium
- P. knowlesi
- P.ovale
- P. simium
Mostly where does the first schizogony of Leucocytozoon species take place?
In liver parenchyma cells
In endothelial cells
In renal tubular epithelial cells
In muscle
In liver parenchyma cells
what is the size range of Trypanosomes?
60-100 μm
30-50 μm
10-20 μm
10-40 μm
10-40 μm
How can infection with Encephalitozoon cuniculi typically be acquired?
- With coprophagy
- By vectors
- With eating transport hosts
- Prenatally
- Prenatally
Where does exoerythrocytaer schizogony of Plasmodium species take place in mammals?
- Liver
- White blood cells
- Lymph node
- Skin
- Liver
Which host has asymptomatic Trypanosoma brucei evansi infection?
- Cattle
- Horse
- Camel
- Dog
- Cattle
What may predispose a dog to entamoebosis?
- Living together with cats which pass cysts in their faeces
- Eating raw pork
- Drinking from trophozoite-containing water
- Entamoebosis of the owner
- Entamoebosis of the owner
The Hepatozoon canis gamont: what is the shape and what cell type is it in?
- Elliptic, neutrophilic grc.
- Oval, monocyte
- Onion-like, splenocyte
- Round, neutrophilic grc
- Elliptic, neutrophilic grc.
Which of the following is an opportunistic pathogen that is taxonomically a protozoon but not a member of phylum Apicomplexa?
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Acanthamoeba castellani
- Encephalitozoon cuniculi
- Acanthamoeba castellani
Which Eimeria sp. May have high pathogenicity similar to that of Eimeria zuernii?
- E. alabemensis
- E. ellipsoidalis
- E. subspherical
- E. auburnensis
- E. alabemensis
What plays a central role in the background of waving parasitaemia in the case of nagana?
- Superinfection
- Exflaggellation
- VSG expression
- Immunosuppression
- VSG expression
How many Eimeria spp. May cause either haemorrhagic or fibrinous lesions in the caeca of chickens?
- Two
- One
- Four
- Three
- Two
How many Eimeria spp. Cause haemorrhagic lesions in the small intestine of the chicken?
- Five
- Four
- Two
- Three
- Two