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MCQs Parasitology (1-10) with Answers
Written by Acharya Tankeshwar ● in MCQs ● Last Updated September 17, 2022
1. Each of the following statements concerning Ascaris lumbricoides is correct
except:
a. Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the largest nematode
b. Ascaris lumbricoides can cause pneumonia
c. Both dogs and cats are intermediate hosts of Ascaris lumbricoides
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2. Each of the following statements concerning kala-azar is correct except:
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a. Kala-azar is caused by Leishmania donovani
b. kala-azar is transmitted by the bite of sandflies x
c. Kala-azar occurs primarily in rural Latin America
d. Kala-azar can be diagnosed by finding amastigotes in bone marrow
3. Each of the following statements concerning hookworm infection is correct
except:
a. Hookworm infection can cause pneumonia
b. Hookworm infection is acquired by humans when filariform larvae penetrate the skin
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4. Each of the following statements concerning Trichomonas vaginalis is correct Immunology (52)
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a. T. vaginalis is transmitted sexually
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d. T. vaginalis causes bloody diarrhea
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5. Each of the following statements concerning Giardia lamblia is correct except: Science Communication (5)
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b. G. lamblia is transmitted by the fecal-oral route from both human and animal sources
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c. G. lamblia causes hemolytic anemia
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d. G. lamblia can be diagnosed by the string test
6. Each of the following statements concerning malaria is correct except
a. The female anopheles mosquito is the vector
b. Early infection, sporozoites enter hepatocytes
c. Release of merozoites from red blood cells causes fever and chills
d. The principal site of gametocyte formation is the human gastrointestinal tract.
7. Each of the following parasites is transmitted by mosquitoes except:
a. Leishmania donovani
b. Wuchereria bancrofti report this ad
c. Plasmodium vivax
d. Plasmodium falciparum
8. Pigs or dogs are the sources of human infection by each of the following
parasites except:
a. Echinococcus granulosus
b. Taenia solium
c. Ascaris lumbricoides
d. Trichinella spiralis
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9. In malaria, the form of plasmodia transmitted from mosquito to human is the
a. Sporozoite
b. Gametocyte
c. Merozoite
d. Hypnozoite
10. Which of the following agent is used to prevent malaria
a. Mebendazole
b. Chloroquine
c. Inactivated vaccine
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Answer Keys
1. c (Incorrect statement is: Both dogs and cats are the intermediate hosts of Ascaris
lumbricoides)
2. c (Incorrect statement is: Kala-azar occurs primarily in rural Latin America)
3. d (Incorrect statement is: Hookworm infection can be diagnosed by finding the
trophozoite in the stool)
4. d (Incorrect statement is: T. vaginalis causes bloody diarrhea)
5. c (Incorrect statement is: G. lamblia causes hemolytic anemia)
6. d (Incorrect statement is: The principal site of gametocyte formation is the human
gastrointestinal tract).
7. a (Leishmania donovani). Leishmania donovani is transmitted by the bite of infected
female phlebotomine sandflies
8. c (Ascaris lumbricoides)
9. a (Sporozoite)
10. b ( Chloroquine)
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