3.14/15 parasites

Question 0

Host where parasite is in larval stage or has asexual reproductive phase

Answer 0

Intermediate or secondary host

Question 1

Host where parasite is adult and/or has sexual reproductive phase

Answer 1

Definitive or final host

Question 2

Life cycle in one host

Answer 2

Direct life cycle

Question 3

Life cycle in multiple hosts

Answer 3

Indirect life cycle

Question 4

Which parasite shifts th1 to th2 response

Answer 4

Flagellate

- Leishmania

Question 5

What parasite goes into macrophages

Answer 5

Flagellate

- Leishmania

Question 6

What parasite conceals it’s antigenic site with our proteins

Answer 6

Trematode

- Schistosome

Question 7

What parasite has high amount of antigenic variation

Answer 7

Flagellate

- trypanosome cruzei

Question 8

Infective: cyst
Diagnostic: trophozoite

Answer 8

Amoeba
Flagellate (Giardia only)
Ciliate

Question 9

Types of Protozoa

Answer 9

Amoeba
Flagellates
Ciliates
Sporozoans/ apocomolexans

Question 10

Fecal contamination

Answer 10

Ciliates

- balantidium coli

Question 11

Contact with pigs causes transmission

Answer 11

Ciliates

- balantidium coli

Question 12

Causes encephalitis in immunocompromised

Answer 12

Sporozoan / apocomplexan

- toxoplasma gondii

Question 13

Can have an amastigote as a diagnostic

Answer 13

Flagellates

• trypanosoma brucei & cruzei
• leishmania

Question 14

Cat is a reservoir

Answer 14

Sporozoans / apocomplexans

- toxoplasma gondii

Question 15

Life threatening diarrhea in immuno compromised

Answer 15

Sporozoans / apocomplexans

- cryptosporidium

Question 16

Uses Hb for nutrition

Answer 16

Sporozoans / apocomplexans

- plasmodium

Question 17

Female anopheles mosquito as vector

Answer 17

Sporozoans / apocomplexans

Question 18

Can have schizont and merizoites for diagnostic

Answer 18

Sporozoans / apocomplexans

- plasmodium

Question 19

What uses pseudopodia for movement

Answer 19

Amoeba

Question 20

What uses flagella for movement

Answer 20

Flagellate

Question 21

What uses cilia for movement

Answer 21

Ciliates

Question 22

What has an apical complex that penetrates into the host cell

Answer 22

Sporozoans / Apocomplexans

Question 23

Transmitted via sandfly

Answer 23

Flagellates

- leishmania

Question 24

Types of helminths

Answer 24

Nematodes Trematoda Cestodes

Question 25

Roundworms are

Answer 25

Nematodes

Question 26

Filarial worms are

Answer 26

Nematode a

Question 27

Flukes are

Answer 27

Trematoda

Question 28

Tapeworms are

Answer 28

Cestoda

Question 29

Round in cross section

Answer 29

Nematodes

Question 30

Dorsoventrally flattened

Answer 30

Trematodes

Question 31

Flat in cross section

Answer 31

Cestodes

Question 32

Absorbs vitamin B12 so causes pernicious anemia

Answer 32

Cestode | - diphyllobothrium latum

Question 33

Have complete digestive tracts

Answer 33

Nematodes

Question 34

Have entire anatomy for reproduction

Answer 34

Cestodes

Question 35

Infective: metacercariae

Answer 35

Trematoda | - hermaphroditic

Question 36

Infective: cercariae

Answer 36

Trematode | - Schistosome

Question 37

Causes calabar swellings

Answer 37

Nematode | - loa loa (a Filarial worm)

Question 38

If in lungs, causes pneumonia like symptoms and high eosinophilia

Answer 38

Nematode | - roundworm

Question 39

Can cause elephantiasis

Answer 39

Nematode | - Filarial worm --> wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi

Question 40

Contains proglottids

Answer 40

Cestodes

Question 41

Hermaphroditic

Answer 41

Trematode - hermaphroditic Cestode

Question 42

Have scolex for attachment

Answer 42

Cestodes

Question 43

Have acetabulum for attachment

Answer 43

Trematode

Question 44

Have two suckers

Answer 44

Trematoda

Question 45

No internal digestive tracts

Answer 45

Cestodes

Question 46

Infective: Filarial larvae

Answer 46

Nematode | - Filarial worm

Question 47

Snail vectors

Answer 47

Trematodes - hermaphroditic - schistosome

Question 48

Infects intestine, liver, lungs

Answer 48

Trematode | - hermaphroditic