protozoans

Question 1

what are the three groups of parasites

Answer 1

Protozoan
Metazoan
Exoparasites

Question 2

is parasite eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

Answer 2

eukaryotes

Question 3

What are the two important stages of protozoa

Answer 3

-trophozoite
-cyst

Question 4

It is a stage of protozoa that is active, free swimming state of protozoan.

Answer 4

Trophozoite

Question 5

It is a stage of protozoa that is a dormant phase, in most cases this is the infective stage.

Answer 5

Cyst

Question 6

Protozoan is classified by the way they _____

Answer 6

Move

Question 7

What is the other name of amoeba

Answer 7

Sarcodina

Question 8

What are the other names of flagellates

Answer 8

Mastigophora

Question 9

What are the other name of ciliates

Answer 9

Ciliophora

Question 10

What are the other names for sporozoans

Answer 10

Apicomyplexa

Question 11

What is known as the largest phylum of protozoans

Answer 11

Sarcodina (11,500 living species)

Question 12

It means temporary extension of the cell

Answer 12

Pseudopods

Question 13

Most sarcodines are _______ others are parasitic. They are found in ______

Answer 13

Free living, aquatic and terrestrial habitats

Question 14

What disease does entamoeba histolytica cause

Answer 14

Amebic dysentery

Question 15

______ is the etiology of amoebic keratitis and encephalitis

Answer 15

Acanthamoeba

Question 16

One or more flagella are propelled by 1,500 species of _______

Answer 16

Mastigophora

Question 17

It is called as the infection of the small intestine by a protozoan called giardia lamblia

Answer 17

Giardiasis

Question 18

Giardia is spread via the _____ route

Answer 18

Fecal-oral

Question 19

______ is primarily an infection of women’s vaginal and urinary tracts.

Answer 19

Trichomoniasis

Question 20

Trichomoniasis is caused by a ______

Answer 20

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 21

It is also known as sleeping sickness, a vector born parasitic disease

Answer 21

Human african trypanosomiasis

Question 22

Human african trypanosomiasis is caused by ______

Answer 22

Trypanosoma genus

Question 23

Human african trypanosomiasis are transmitted to human by _____ bites which have acquired their infection from human beings are from animals have bring the human pathogenic parasite.

Answer 23

Tsetse fly (glossina genus)

Question 24

A disease occurs in 15 central and south american countries. Symptoms are mild and usually produced no more than local swelling at the site of infection.

Answer 24

Chagas

Question 25

Are a group of protist characterized by the presence of hair like organelles called cilia

Answer 25

Ciliates

Question 26

Infection occurs when a host ingest a cyst which usually happens during conception of contaminated water or food.

Answer 26

Balatidium coli

Question 27

Are a large group of protist most of which possess a unique organelle called apicoplast and an apical complex structure involved in penetrating a host cell.

Answer 27

Apicomplexa

Question 28

They are unicellular, spore forming, and exclusively parasites of animals

Answer 28

Sprotozoan apicomplexa

Question 29

Is a vector born infectious disease caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus plasmodium

Answer 29

Malaria

Question 30

Is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infect most genera of warm blooded animals including humans but the primary host is the felid (cat) family

Answer 30

Toxoplasmosis

Question 31

Also known as crypto is a parasitic disease caused by cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum apicomplexa. It affects the intestine of mammals and is typically an acute short term infection.

Answer 31

Cryptosporidiosis

Question 32

Is the organism most commonly isolated in HIV positive patient presenting with diarrhea

Answer 32

Cryptosporidium