Pathogenic Parasites Quiz Questions And Answers
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- 1.Metagonimus yokogawai differs from Heterophyes heterophyes by:
- A.
M. yokogawai egg is light brown and thick-shelled H. heterophyes is light yellow and thin-shelled
- B.
M. yokogawai egg is light yellow and thin-sheled H. heterophyes is light brown and thick-shelled
- C.
Both are correct
- D.
Their eggs are indistinguishable
- 2.The common name of Paragonimus westermani is:
- A.
Von Siebold's fluke
- B.
Intestinal fluke
- C.
Large intestinal fluke
- D.
Oriental lung fluke
- 3.Which of the following resembles the egg of Fasciolopsis buski?
- A.
Gastrodiscoides hominis
- B.
Echinochasmus perfoliatus
- C.
Fasciola hepatica
- D.
All of the above
- 4.All of the following are possible treatments for trematode infection, except:
- A.
Albendazole + Mebendazole
- B.
Praziquantel
- C.
Niclosamide
- D.
All are possible treatments for trematode infections
- 5.Intestinal parasites of reptiles, birds, and mammals.
- A.
Philophthalmus
- B.
M. yokogawi
- C.
Phaneropsolus
- D.
Gymnophalloides
- 6.Which of the following is not a pathology/clinical manifestation of Fasciola gigantica?
- A.
Stomach upset
- B.
Obstruction of biliary ducts
- C.
Hepatomegaly
- 7.Which trematode has ants (Formica fusca) as its second intermediate host?
- A.
Opistorchis viverrini
- B.
Watsonius watsoni
- C.
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
- D.
Gastrodiscoides hominis
- 8.Its adult morphology resembles a spoon with one end contracted or preserved an oval, flattened coffee bean.
- A.
M. yokogawai
- B.
P. westermani
- C.
S. japonicum
- D.
Fasciola hepatica
- 9.The second intermediate host of Paragonimus westermani are:
- A.
Aquatic plants
- B.
Crustaceans
- C.
Snails
- D.
Ants
- 10.All of the following trematodes have aquatic plants as their second intermediate host, except:
- A.
Opistorchis viverrini
- B.
Fasciola gigantica
- C.
Fasciola hepatica
- D.
Both B and C
- 11.Trapa, Eichhornia, Eliocharis, and Zizania are all second intermediate hosts of _____.
- A.
Schistosoma haematobium
- B.
Fasciola hepatica
- C.
Paragonimus westermani
- D.
Fasciolopsis buski
- 12.The adult form of this trematode measures 1.4 by 0.6 mm and has a pyriform shape with rounded posterior and tapering anterior end.
- A.
Heterophyes heterophyes
- B.
Metagonimus yokogawai
- C.
Paragonimus westermani
- D.
Clonorchis sinensis
- 13.The difference between M. yokogawai from C. sinensis is:
- A.
Eggs of M. yokogawai have less distinct opercular groove
- B.
Eggs of M. yokogawai have more distinct opercular groove
- C.
Eggs are indistinguishable
- D.
None of the above
- 14.Which pair of parasites exhibit a pathogenecity of granulomatous lesions caused by eggs when they enter venules or lymphatics in distant locations such as the heart and the nervous system?
- A.
C. sinensis and H. heterophyes
- B.
P. westermani and F. buski
- C.
E. ilocanum and F. hepatica
- D.
H. heterophyes and M. yokogawai
- 15.The echinostomate flukes have no sporocystic stage
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.This causes salmon poisoning in dogs
- A.
Euparyphium ilocanum
- B.
Gastrodiscoides hominis
- C.
Nanophyetus (Troglotrema) salmincola
- D.
None of the above
- 17.The egg of this parasite is greenish-brown, 150 to 170 um by 60 to 70 um which is ovoid with an anterior portion narrow and a small operculum.
- A.
E. ilocanum
- B.
G. hominis
- C.
N. salmincola
- D.
H. heterophyes
- 18.This is a parasite of monkeys and baboons. This fluke has a large, powerful ventral sucker that is the chief cause of trauma of the intestinal mucosa of primates and can cause severe diarrhea and toxic inanition in humans.
- A.
Watsonius watsoni
- B.
Alaria spp.
- C.
Euparyphium ilocanum
- D.
Opistorchis felineus
- 19.The adult form of this fluke resembles C. sinensis and measures 7- 12mm by 1.5- 3.0mm
- A.
Watsonius watsoni
- B.
Alaria spp.
- C.
Euparyphium ilocanum
- D.
Opistorchis felineus
- 20.What are the intermediate hosts of O. felineus
- A.
Cyprinoid fish
- B.
Salmons
- C.
Bulimus snails
- D.
Zebrina (a type of snail)
- 21.Philophthalmus lacrimosus is a common species of which fluke?
- A.
Eye flukes
- B.
Liver flukes
- C.
Intestinal flukes
- D.
Blood flukes
- 22.An intestinal fluke which lives at the wall of the small bowel like. It has been reported in Mindanao in the Philippines, and Thailand.
- A.
Phaneropsolus
- B.
Haplorchis taichui
- C.
Gymnophalloides
- D.
Acanthoparyphium
- 23.Originally described as as echinomastid intestinal parasite of ducks in Korea
- A.
Phaneropsolus
- B.
Haplorchis taichui
- C.
Gymnophalloides
- D.
Acanthoparyphium
- 24.Was first discovered in the stool of patients complaining of epigastric pain , diarrhes from a small island village off the southwest coast of Korea. They infect marin bivalves and raw oysters.
- A.
Acanthoparyphium
- B.
Phaneropsolus
- C.
Haplorchis taichui
- D.
Gymnophalloides
- 25.The infective stage of schistosomes is:
- A.
Metacercaria
- B.
Fork-tailed cercaria
- C.
Sporocyst
- D.
Egg
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