Finals Reviewer Flashcards by Arabella Del Rosario

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It is a form of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits from the other without benefitting or producing harm to the other

a. Parasitism
b. Mutualism
c. Commensalism
d. B and C

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Which of the following parasites may be transmitted through inhalation?

a. Ancylostoma
b. Enterobius
c. Giardia
d. Strongyloides

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A type of host where the asexual stage of the parasite takes place:

a. Reservoir host
b. Paratenic host
c. Intermediate host
d. Definitive host

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Infection with which among the following parasites can lead to development of cancer of the liver?

a. Schistosoma japonicum
b. Plasmodium falciparum
c. Clonorchis sinensis
d. A and C

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Which among the following parasites can be transmitted through sexual intercourse?

a. Trichomonas vaginalis
b. Strongyloides stercoralis
c. Enterobius vermicularis
d. Balantidum coli

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Plasmodium

a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above

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Ascaris lumbricoides

a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above

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Trichomonas

a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above

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Schistosoma

a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above

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Entamoeba

a. Fecal-oral transmission
b. Auto-infection
c. Bite of insect vector
d. Sexual intercourse
e. Skin penetration
f. None of the above

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Which among the following parasites produce infection that is acquired by ingestion of contaminated water?

a. Balantidium coli
b. Giardia lamblia
c. Leishmania donovani
d. A and B only
e. A, B, and C

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Which among the following parasites is transmitted by the bite of an insect vector?

a. Plasmodium
b. Trichomonas
c. Entamoeba
d. Toxoplasma

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Malignant tertian malaria is caused by which among the following?

a. P. vivax
b. P. ovale
c. P. malariae
d. P. falciparum
e. P. knowlesi

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Infection with which among the following parasites is through sexual transmission?

a. Leishmania
b. Plasmodium
c. Trichomonas
d. Entamoeba

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Which among the following protozoal diseases is associated with intestinal and extraintestinal involvement?

a. Amoebiasis
b. Giardiasis
c. Malaria
d. Trypanosomiasis

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Visceral leishmaniasis is caused by which among the following parasites?

a. L. donovani
b. L. tropica
c. L. braziliensis
d. B and C

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Dysentery and steatorrhea are associated with which of the following parasites?

a. Entamoeba
b. Giardia
c. Balantidium
d. Toxoplasma

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Which of the following is the insect vector for Leishmania?

a. Anopheles mosquito
b. Aedes mosquito
c. Tsetse fly
d. Triatoma or reduviid bug

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Transplacental transmission is associated with which among the following parasites?

a. Toxoplasma
b. Trichomonas
c. Entamoeba
d. Trypanosoma

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East African Sleeping Sickness is caused by:

a. Trypanosoma cruzi
b. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
c. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
d. B and C

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Dogs serve as the definitive host

a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
c. Diphyllobothrium latum
d. Hymenolepis nana
e. Echinococcus granulosus

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Has two intermediate hosts

a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
c. Diphyllobothrium latum
d. Hymenolepis nana
e. Echinococcus granulosus

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Autoinfection can occur

a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
c. Diphyllobothrium latum
d. Hymenolepis nana
e. Echinococcus granulosus

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Acquired through ingestion of raw beef

a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
c. Diphyllobothrium latum
d. Hymenolepis nana
e. Echinococcus granulosus

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Has no obligatory intermediate host

a. Taenia saginata
b. Taenia solium
c. Diphyllobothrium latum
d. Hymenolepis nana
e. Echinococcus granulosus

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Obstructive jaundice may occur a. Taenia saginata b. Taenia solium c. Diphyllobothrium latum d. Hymenolepis nana e. Echinococcus granulosus

A tiny crustacean serves as intermediate host a. Taenia saginata b. Taenia solium c. Diphyllobothrium latum d. Hymenolepis nana e. Echinococcus granulosus

Megaloblastic anemia may develop a. Taenia saginata b. Taenia solium c. Diphyllobothrium latum d. Hymenolepis nana e. Echinococcus granulosus

Cysticercosis develops after ingestion of eggs a. Taenia saginata b. Taenia solium c. Diphyllobothrium latum d. Hymenolepis nana e. Echinococcus granulosus

Humans serve as dead-end hosts a. Taenia saginata b. Taenia solium c. Diphyllobothrium latum d. Hymenolepis nana e. Echinococcus granulosus

The infective stage for D. latum

The organ of attachment of cestodes

The usual intermediate host for E. granulosus

The most commonly recovered tapeworm in the U.S.

Anal itchiness occurs in infection with this cestode

The first intermediate host common to the trematodes is the: a. Fish b. Crab c. Snail d. Water plant

Which among the following is the second intermediate host of P. westermani? a. Fish b. Crab c. Snail d. Water plant

Which among the following schistosomes has predilection for the urinary bladder? a. S. japonicum b. S. haematobium c. S. mansoni d. A and C only

Which among the following is a characteristic of blood flukes? a. Transmitted by skin penetration b. Second intermediate host is a snail c. Capable of self-reproduction d. A, B, and C e. A and C only

Choloangiocarcinoma is associated with which among the following flukes? a. Clonorchis sinensis b. Fasciola hepatica c. Paragonimus westermani d. Schistosoma japonicum

The lid-like structure seen on the eggs of F. buski and F. hepatica is called: a. Miracidium b. Operculum c. Rediae d. Shoulder

The specimen of choice for diagnosis is the sputum for which among the following? a. F. buski b. F. hepatica c. P. westermani d. S. japonicum

Katayama fever is associated with: a. S. japonicum b. P. westermani c. F. hepatica d. C. sinensis

Schistosoma japonicum is associated with development with cancer of the: a. Bile ducts b. Colon c. Liver d. Urinary bladder

The drug of choice for most trematode infection is: a. Bithionol b. Mebendazole c. Praziquantel d. Triclabendazole

Larval migration to the lungs or lung phase is seen in the life cycle of which among the following nematodes? a. Ascaris b. Ancylostoma c. Necator d. A, B, and C e. A and B only

Infection with which among the following is acquired through skin penetration? a. Trichuris, Strongyloides, Enterobius b. Ancylostoma, Necator, Strongyloides c. Ascaris, Trichinella, Capillaria d. Enterobius, Necator, Strongyloides

Hydrocele with edema of the extremities is characteristic of which disease? a. Ascariasis b. Trichinellosis c. Filariasis d. Trichuriasis

Rectal prolapse is associated with infection with which among the following parasites? a. Ascaris b. Enterobius c. Trichuris d. Strongyloides

The infective stage is the larva for which among the following parasites? a. Ascaris b. Ancylostoma c. Enterobius d. Trichuris

Trichinella spiralis a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm

Trichuris trichiura a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm

Strongyloides stercoralis a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm

Enterobius vermicularis a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm

Necator americanus a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm

Necator americanus a. Threadworm b. Hookworm c. Pinworm d. Whipworm e. Muscle worm f. Giant intestinal roundworm