Parasitology Question Bank

1. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

3. Which hemoflagellate causes Winterbottom’s?

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

5. Nematodes are?

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

7. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

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

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

10. What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

11. Which Schistosoma species has a large terminal spine?

12. Which parasite is also known as pinworm?

13. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

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

15. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes cryptosporidiosis?

16. What are the developmental stages of Trypanosoma?

17. Which parasite is also known as whipworm?

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

19. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?

20. Which hemoflagellate causes African sleeping sickness?

21. Which parasite causes human hookworm infections?

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

23. What is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulesus?

24. What parasites cause intestinal obstruction?

25. Which of the following intestinal flagellate causes giardiasis?

26. Which species of Plasmodium causes blackwater fever?

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

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

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

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

31. Which animal is a reservoir for Trichinella spiralis

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

33. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

34. Which parasite causes skin and mucous membrane ulcers?

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

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

37. What is the diagnostic stage of leishmaniasis?

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

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

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

41. Which of the following intestinal parasite is pathogenic?

42. Which of the following ciliates are pathogenic?

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

44. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

45. What is the infective stage of Paragonimus Westermani?

46. What is the infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi?

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

48. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by the?

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

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

51. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

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

53. Which of the following organism is a ciliate?

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

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

56. Which parasite causes guinea worm infection?

57. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

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

60. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

62. Which parasite causes striated muscle edema?

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

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

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

66. Which parasite causes amoebic meningoencephalitis?

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

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

69. The oral cavity of Giardia lamblia is?

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

71. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes isosporiasis?

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

73. Which parasite causes river blindness?

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

75. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

76. Balantidium coli is motile by?

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

78. Which intestinal parasite is nonpathogenic?

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

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

81. Cysts of Giardia lamblia contains?

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

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

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

85. Which parasite causes anal itching and inflammation?

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

87. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

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

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

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

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

93. What disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?

94. Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by the?

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

96. Which of the following ciliates causes balantidiasis?

97. Which parasite causes cornea infection?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

105. Which parasite causes amoebic dysentery?

106. Which fluke affects the liver?

107. Trematodes are?

108. The causative agent of babesiosis?

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

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