Clinical Presentation of Duncan D and Unnamed Strains Infections
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How do sporozoites of Babesia enter erythrocytes?

  • By undergoing a sexual cycle
  • By budding (correct)
  • By transovarial transmission
  • By forming male and female gametes
  • What is the definitive host of Babesia parasites?

  • Humans
  • Mosquitoes
  • Ticks (correct)
  • Dogs
  • Which Babesia species is causative agent of Babesiosis in dogs?

  • WA1
  • Babesia divergens (correct)
  • Babesia microti
  • Blastocystis hominis
  • What cycle results in the formation of sporozoites in ticks?

    <p>Sporogonic cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of transmission has been documented for 'small' Babesia spp.?

    <p>Blood transfusion transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the clinical manifestations of Babesiosis?

    <p>Multiplication of blood stage parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Large' Babesia spp. have shown which type of transmission?

    <p>Blood transfusion transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nematode described in the text?

    <p><strong>Not mentioned in the text</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about human-to-human transmission of Babesia is true?

    <p>It is not considered a significant mode of transmission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'transovarial transmission' refer to in the context of parasites?

    <p>Transmission from tick to its offspring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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