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What is the common name of the Diphyllobothrium latum cestode?
What is the common name of the Diphyllobothrium latum cestode?
- Pseudophyllidean tapeworm
- Broad fish tapeworm (correct)
- True tapeworm
- False tapeworm
What is the mode of transmission of cestodes?
What is the mode of transmission of cestodes?
- Ingestion (correct)
- Vector transmission
- Contact with infected water
- Airborne transmission
Which of the following is a characteristic of true tapeworms?
Which of the following is a characteristic of true tapeworms?
- Having a single sex organ
- Being non-segmented
- Requiring 2 intermediate hosts
- Requiring 1 intermediate host (correct)
What is the habitat of adult Diphyllobothrium latum?
What is the habitat of adult Diphyllobothrium latum?
What is the primary cause of traumatic and necrotic lesions in the liver during the acute phase of human fascioliasis?
What is the primary cause of traumatic and necrotic lesions in the liver during the acute phase of human fascioliasis?
What is the diagnostic stage of Diphyllobothrium latum?
What is the diagnostic stage of Diphyllobothrium latum?
What is the treatment for Diphyllobothrium latum infection?
What is the treatment for Diphyllobothrium latum infection?
What is the term used to describe the temporary lodgment of the fluke in the pharynx, resulting in suffocation?
What is the term used to describe the temporary lodgment of the fluke in the pharynx, resulting in suffocation?
What is the intermediate host for Fasciola spp. where the larva develops from Miracidia to cercariae?
What is the intermediate host for Fasciola spp. where the larva develops from Miracidia to cercariae?
What is the stage of the larva that swims and finds its first intermediate host for Fasciola spp.?
What is the stage of the larva that swims and finds its first intermediate host for Fasciola spp.?
What is the primary location where S. mansoni paired adult worms migrate to?
What is the primary location where S. mansoni paired adult worms migrate to?
What is the diagnostic stage of human fascioliasis where ova (embryonated egg) are found in feces?
What is the diagnostic stage of human fascioliasis where ova (embryonated egg) are found in feces?
What is the characteristic feature of Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis?
What is the characteristic feature of Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis?
What is the method of choice for the definitive diagnosis of Schistosomiasis?
What is the method of choice for the definitive diagnosis of Schistosomiasis?
What is the result of the adult worm's obstruction of the bile ducts during the chronic phase of human fascioliasis?
What is the result of the adult worm's obstruction of the bile ducts during the chronic phase of human fascioliasis?
What is the term for the larval migration to the lungs in Schistosomiasis?
What is the term for the larval migration to the lungs in Schistosomiasis?
What is the term for the dermatitis caused by the cercariae of Schistosomes?
What is the term for the dermatitis caused by the cercariae of Schistosomes?
Which of the following is NOT a complication of Schistosomiasis?
Which of the following is NOT a complication of Schistosomiasis?
