Parasitology Question Bank

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

2. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

4. Which parasite causes skin and mucous membrane ulcers?

5. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?

6. Cysts of Giardia lamblia contains?

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

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

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

10. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes cryptosporidiosis?

11. Which parasite causes guinea worm infection?

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

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

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

15. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

17. Which of the following organism is a ciliate?

18. What are the developmental stages of Trypanosoma?

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

20. What is the infective stage of Paragonimus Westermani?

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

22. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

23. Which Schistosoma species has a large terminal spine?

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

25. The causative agent of babesiosis?

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

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

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

29. Which of the following ciliates are pathogenic?

30. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by the?

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

32. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

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

35. Which hemoflagellate causes Winterbottom’s?

36. Which parasite causes striated muscle edema?

37. What disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?

38. Balantidium coli is motile by?

39. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

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

42. Which parasite causes amoebic meningoencephalitis?

43. Which parasite causes river blindness?

44. Which parasite causes amoebic dysentery?

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

46. Which parasite causes cornea infection?

47. What parasites cause intestinal obstruction?

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

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

50. Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by the?

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

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

53. Which fluke affects the liver?

54. Which parasite is also known as pinworm?

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

56. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

57. What is the diagnostic stage of leishmaniasis?

58. What is the infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi?

59. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

60. The oral cavity of Giardia lamblia is?

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

62. Which of the following ciliates causes balantidiasis?

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

64. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes isosporiasis?

65. What is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulesus?

66. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

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

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

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

70. Which parasite causes human hookworm infections?

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

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

73. Nematodes are?

74. What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

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

76. Which parasite causes anal itching and inflammation?

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

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

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

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

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

82. Which animal is a reservoir for Trichinella spiralis

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

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

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

86. Which of the following intestinal parasite is pathogenic?

87. Which intestinal parasite is nonpathogenic?

88. Which hemoflagellate causes African sleeping sickness?

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

90. Which parasite is also known as whipworm?

91. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

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

93. Which species of Plasmodium causes blackwater fever?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

104. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

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

106. Trematodes are?

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

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

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

110. Which of the following intestinal flagellate causes giardiasis?