Variant 1 - 2024

Question 1

1. Chagas disease is also known as:

• intestinal amoebiasis
• American trypanosomiasis
• African trypanosomiasis
• urogenital schistosomiasi

Answer 1

• American trypanosomiasis

Question 2

2. Pneumocystosis primarily affects:

• people walking barefoot
• school-age children
• dog owners
• people with HIV

Answer 2

• people with HIV

Question 3

3. Giardiasis is an infection of:

• small intestine
• retina and optic nerve
• central nervous system
• smooth muscles

Answer 3

• small intestine

Question 4

4. Which of the following causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis:

• Leishmania infantum
• Leishmania braziliensis
• Leishmania chagasi
• Leishmania donovani

Answer 4

• Leishmania braziliensis

Question 5

5. The vector of onchocerciasis is:

• sand fly
• tsetse fly
• black fly
• mosquito

Answer 5

• black fly

Question 6

6. Raw or undercooked freshwater fish can be a source of infection with:

• Opisthorchis felineus
• Trichinella spiralis
• Fasciola hepatica
• Taenia solium

Answer 6

• Opisthorchis felineus

Question 7

7. The causative agents of malaria invade:

• neurons
• erythrocytes
• leucocytes
• enterocytes

Answer 7

• erythrocytes

{RBCs get infected}

Question 8

** What is the infective form of Enterobius Vermicularis?

Answer 8

• Embryonated Egg

Question 9

** Postoperative Occurence occur in:

Answer 9

Echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease)

Question 10

** Which drug is used to treat malaria caused by P. Vivax?

Answer 10

• Chloroquine
• Primaquine