Parasitology Question Bank

1. What is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulesus?

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

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

4. What are the developmental stages of Trypanosoma?

5. Which hemoflagellate causes Winterbottom’s?

6. What is the infective stage of Trypanosoma cruzi?

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

8. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes cryptosporidiosis?

9. What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?

10. What is the diagnostic stage of leishmaniasis?

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

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

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

14. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

22. Which intestinal parasite is nonpathogenic?

23. Nematodes are?

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

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

26. Which of the following ciliates are pathogenic?

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

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

29. Which Schistosoma species has a large terminal spine?

30. Cysts of Giardia lamblia contains?

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

32. Which parasite causes anal itching and inflammation?

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

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

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

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

37. What disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?

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

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

40. Which of the following intestinal flagellate causes giardiasis?

41. What is the infective stage of Paragonimus Westermani?

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

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

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

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

46. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

48. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by the?

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

50. Trematodes are?

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

52. Which parasite is also known as pinworm?

53. Which parasite causes guinea worm infection?

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

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

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

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

58. Which parasite causes striated muscle edema?

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

60. The causative agent of babesiosis?

61. Which of the following intestinal Sporozoa causes isosporiasis?

62. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

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

65. Which hemoflagellate causes African sleeping sickness?

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

67. Which species of Plasmodium causes blackwater fever?

68. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?

69. Which fluke affects the liver?

70. What parasites cause intestinal obstruction?

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

72. Which of the following intestinal flagellate is pathogenic?

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

74. Which Plasmodium species contains Schuffner dots?

75. Which of the following intestinal parasite is pathogenic?

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

77. Balantidium coli is motile by?

78. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

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

80. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

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

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

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

85. Which parasite causes cornea infection?

86. Which parasite causes human hookworm infections?

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

88. Which of the following is an intestinal flagellate?

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

90. The oral cavity of Giardia lamblia is?

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

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

93. Which of the following organism is a ciliate?

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

95. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

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

97. Which of the following ciliates causes balantidiasis?

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

99. Onchocerca volvulus is transmitted by the?

100. Which parasite is also known as whipworm?

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

102. Which parasite causes amoebic dysentery?

103. Which parasite causes skin and mucous membrane ulcers?

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

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

106. Which animal is a reservoir for Trichinella spiralis

107. Which parasite causes river blindness?

108. Which parasite causes amoebic meningoencephalitis?

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

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