Parasitology Question Bank

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Which fluke affects the liver?

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

12. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

13. Which of the following intestinal parasite is pathogenic?

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

15. Which species of Plasmodium causes blackwater fever?

16. Which Schistosoma species has a large terminal spine?

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

18. The causative agent of babesiosis?

19. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Which of the following organism is a ciliate?

28. Which animal is a reservoir for Trichinella spiralis

29. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

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

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

32. Which hemoflagellate causes Winterbottom’s?

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

34. Which parasite causes skin and mucous membrane ulcers?

35. Which parasite is also known as pinworm?

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

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

38. Nematodes are?

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

40. Which parasite causes human hookworm infections?

41. Cysts of Giardia lamblia contains?

42. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

43. Which of the following ciliates are pathogenic?

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

45. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes isosporiasis?

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

47. Which parasite causes anal itching and inflammation?

48. What is the diagnostic stage of leishmaniasis?

49. What is the infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi?

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

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

52. What is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulesus?

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

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

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

56. Balantidium coli is motile by?

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

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

59. Which parasite causes amoebic dysentery?

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

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

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

63. Which parasite is also known as whipworm?

64. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

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

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

67. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?

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

69. Which hemoflagellate causes African sleeping sickness?

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

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

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

73. Which parasite causes river blindness?

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

75. Which parasite causes cornea infection?

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

77. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

78. What is the infective stage of Paragonimus Westermani?

79. What disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?

80. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by the?

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

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

83. What are the developmental stages of Trypanosoma?

84. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

86. Which parasite causes amoebic meningoencephalitis?

87. Which intestinal parasite is nonpathogenic?

88. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes cryptosporidiosis?

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

90. Which of the following intestinal flagellate causes giardiasis?

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

92. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

94. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

96. What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

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

98. Which parasite causes striated muscle edema?

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

100. What parasites cause intestinal obstruction?

101. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

102. Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by the?

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

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

105. Which parasite causes guinea worm infection?

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

107. The oral cavity of Giardia lamblia is?

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

109. Trematodes are?

110. Which of the following ciliates causes balantidiasis?