Parasitology Question Bank

1. What is the infective stage of Paragonimus Westermani?

2.  Which parasitic infection can be diagnosed by examining muscle tissue for encysted larvae?

3. Which parasite is also known as whipworm?

4. A dormant form of P. vivax is called?

5. In which type of symbiosis does one species benefit at the expense of another?

6. What is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulesus?

7. Trematodes are?

8. What is the diagnostic stage of leishmaniasis?

9. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

10. Which parasite can be acquired from eating undercooked crayfish?

11. Cysts of Giardia lamblia contains?

12. Which parasite can be acquired from the ingestion of insects containing the cysticercoids ?

13. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes cryptosporidiosis?

14. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa is the most cause of diarrhea in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

15. Which of the following flukes is also known as Chinese or oriental liver fluke?

16. Which parasite causes guinea worm infection?

17. Which intestinal Sporozoa causes non-bloody diarrhea and stains with modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain?

18. Which of the following intestinal flagellate causes giardiasis?

19. Which parasite causes amoebic meningoencephalitis?

20. Which fluke causes pulmonary infections characterized by chest pain, cough, bronchitis, and sputum with blood?

21. Which of the following structure provides motility to amebae?

22. Which of the following ciliates causes balantidiasis?

23. Which Schistosoma species has a large terminal spine?

24. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

25. Which intestinal parasite is nonpathogenic?

26. Which parasite causes anal itching and inflammation?

27. What disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?

28. What are the developmental stages of Trypanosoma?

29.  In trematodes, the Final stage of development that occurs in snails is?

30. Which of the following is seen in cysts of Entamoeba coli?

31. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

32. Which of the following parasite is morphologically identical to Entamoeba histolytica?

33. Which stage of development of flukes are infective to humans?

34. Which stage of development of flukes are infective to humans?

35. Which parasite can be detected using cellophane tape test?

36. The presence of a large glycogen mass is seen in

37. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

38. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by the?

39. Which fluke causes diarrhea and ulceration of the intestines?

40. Which of the following is the vector for Trypanosoma?

41. Which Plasmodium species is characterized by enlarged red blood cells with Ameboid cytoplasm?

42. Elephantiasis is a complication associated with which of the following?

43. A large Kidney shaped cyst with two nuclei (macronucleus and micronucleus) and a double cell wall surrounded with numerous cilia is best identified as?

44. Which parasite causes skin and mucous membrane ulcers?

45. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

46. Which of the following is a causative agent of malaria?

47. Which structure in the tapeworm contains the sperm and egg?

48. A free-living ameba associated with primary amebic meningoencephalitis is

49. A dormant form of P. vivax is called?

50. Which red blood cell inclusion appears like a “Maltese cross”?

51. Which parasite causes river blindness?

52. How many sporozoites are there in a mature oocyst?

53. What disease is most commonly associated with is Giardia lamblia?

54. Which parasite causes amoebic dysentery?

55. Which hemoflagellate causes Winterbottom’s?

56. Which type of symbiotic relationship is harmless to one member and beneficial to the other?

57. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes isosporiasis?

58. Which parasite can be acquired from eating undercooked pork?

59. The causative agent of babesiosis?

60. Balantidium coli is motile by?

61. Which parasite causes human hookworm infections?

62. Which parasite is also known as pinworm?

63. Which of the following intestinal parasite is pathogenic?

64. Which of the following is used in differentiating cysts of Entamoeba histolytica from Entamoeba dispar?

65. Which parasite causes infections of the conjunctival lining of the eye?

66. Which Plasmodium species is characterized by crescent shaped gametes?

67. Oocysts, the infective stage of Toxoplasma Gondii, is found in?

68. Which parasite causes striated muscle edema?

69. Which of the following parasite(s) causes hemolytic anemia?

70. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

71. What parasites cause intestinal obstruction?

72. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?

73. Which of the following fluke has a miracidium with small knob opposite the operculum?

74. Which of the following organism moves by means of flagella?

75. Which of the following organism is a ciliate?

76. Cysts are the infective stage of which intestinal flagellate?

77. The oral cavity of Giardia lamblia is?

78. Which species of Plasmodium causes blackwater fever?

79. Cysts are the infective stage of which intestinal flagellate?

80. Which of the following organism moves by means of cilia?

81. Which type of symbiotic relationship do both species benefit?

82. Which structure in the tapeworm contains the hooks for attachment to the host?

83. Which animal is a reservoir for Trichinella spiralis

84. Which parasite can be acquired from eating raw or undercooked fish containing the pleurocercoid?

85. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

86. Which parasitic infection may result in vitamin B12 deficiency?

87. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

88. Which one of the following is the infective stage of the malarial parasite?

89. What is the active reproduction stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

90. Which of the following is the vector for Babesia?

91. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

92. Which of the following parasite is a lung fluke?

93. Which of the following intestinal flagellate has no cysts stage?

94. Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by the?

95. Which parasite causes cornea infection?

96. Nematodes are?

97. Which of the following ciliates are pathogenic?

98. Which parasite can be acquired from eating undercooked beef?

99. What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

100. Knowledge of nocturnal periodicity is especially important in the diagnosis of certain infections caused by?

101. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

102. Which of the following parasite causes asymptomatic mouth and genital tract infections?

103. Which parasite causes vaginitis in women; men are generally asymptomatic carriers?

104. Which of the following is a characteristic of trematodes?

105. The presence of intracellular RBCs in intestinal amebae is considered diagnostic of which of the following parasite?

106. What is the infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi?

107. Which hemoflagellate causes African sleeping sickness?

108.  Infection with this parasite is associated with eosinophilia, high creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase levels?

109. Which fluke affects the liver?

110. Which intestinal flagellate causes diarrhea and anal pruritus among individuals living in close quarters?