FILARIAE

Question 1

is an order of nematodes consisting of adult threadlike worms

Answer 1

filarial parasites

Question 2

filariae inhabits _________ system

Answer 2

inhabits circulatory and lymphatic system and are also found in muscle, connective tissue, and serous cavities

Question 3

what are the 4 filarial parasites

Answer 3

Wuchereria bancrofti,
Brugia malayi,
Loa loa,
Onchocerca volvulus.

Question 4

Transmission of the filariae parasites occurs _________

Answer 4

after the bite of mosquitoes or
other arthropods.

Question 5

causes subcutaneous tissue infections of the conjunctival lining of the eye

Answer 5

loa loa

Question 6

most infections of LOA LOA occur in what country

Answer 6

AFRICA

Question 7

the transmission of LOALOA parasite is through the bite of ____

Answer 7

chrypsops (deer) fly

Question 8

diagnosis of LOALOA

Answer 8

blood smear examination for microfilariae

Question 9

Contains a row of nuclei that extends to the tail of the parasite

Answer 9

microfilariae of LOALOA

Question 10

size of microfilariae of a loaloa

Answer 10

250-300 um in length

Question 11

causes malayan filariasis

Answer 11

Brugia malayi

Question 12

a condition that produces lesions in lymphatics

Answer 12

brugia malayi - malayan filariases

Question 13

this can cause elephantiasis

Answer 13

brugia malayi

Question 14

most infections of brugia malayi occur in

Answer 14

far east, japan, and china

Question 15

microscopic examination of blood smears for microfilariae is the right diagnosis for brugia malayi

collection of sample at ____- offer the largest yield

Answer 15

night

Question 16

describe the nuclei of brugia malayi in microfilariae

Answer 16

two nuclei are located in the tail

Question 17

causes bancroftian filariasis, a condition that produces lesions in the lymphatics, elephantiaasis also occurs

kamukha ni brugia malayi

Answer 17

wuchereria bancrofti

Question 18

vectors of wuchereria bancrofti

Answer 18

culex, aedes, and anopheles

Question 19

describe the nucleus of wuchererua bancrofti

Answer 19

no nucleus in the tail

Question 20

how to differentiate the microfilariae of brugia malayi and wuchereria bancrofti

Answer 20

brugia malayi - two nucleus located in the tail

wuchereria bancrofti - no nuclei located in the tail

Question 21

this filariae causes river blindness

Answer 21

onchocerca volvulus

Question 22

most infections caused by onchocerca volvolus occur in

Answer 22

africa, south america, and mexico

Question 23

transmission of the infective microfilariae of onchocerca volvulus is by the bite of the ___

Answer 23

simulium (blackfly)

Question 24

is there a nucleus in the microfilariae of a onchocerca volvulus

Answer 24

no nuclei in the tail

Question 25

describe the sheath in a member of Pathogenic Filariae for Humans

Answer 25

always has a presence of sheath - loaloa - brugia malayi - wuchereria bancrofti - onchocerca volvulus