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What is the primary reason for studying parasitology?
What is the primary reason for studying parasitology?
- To identify the phylogenetic classification of parasites
- To learn about the different types of parasitic infections
- To understand the physical characteristics of parasites
- To address the major public health problems caused by parasites (correct)
What is the estimated number of people affected by lymphatic filariasis, ascariasis, and hookworms?
What is the estimated number of people affected by lymphatic filariasis, ascariasis, and hookworms?
- 1.5 billion, 1.3 billion, and 1 billion respectively (correct)
- 2.8 billion
- 500 million
- 1 billion
What is a common way that parasites are brought into the country?
What is a common way that parasites are brought into the country?
- Through poor hygiene practices
- Through contaminated food and water
- Through immigrants who bring their parasites with them (correct)
- Through contact with infected animals
What is the definition of a parasite?
What is the definition of a parasite?
What is the term for the organism that harbors the parasite?
What is the term for the organism that harbors the parasite?
Why is there a low understanding of parasitic infections in the country?
Why is there a low understanding of parasitic infections in the country?
What is the host in which the adult stage of a parasite lives and where the sexual mode of reproduction takes place?
What is the host in which the adult stage of a parasite lives and where the sexual mode of reproduction takes place?
Which type of host undergoes some development or asexual reproduction, but not sexual maturity?
Which type of host undergoes some development or asexual reproduction, but not sexual maturity?
What is the term for a host that passes on the infection to another host?
What is the term for a host that passes on the infection to another host?
What is the term for a vertebrate host in which a parasite merely remains viable without development or multiplication?
What is the term for a vertebrate host in which a parasite merely remains viable without development or multiplication?
Which parasite has humans as its paratenic host?
Which parasite has humans as its paratenic host?
What is the term for the stage of the parasite that migrates through the viscera of the host?
What is the term for the stage of the parasite that migrates through the viscera of the host?
Which structure can be used to differentiate macrophages from amoebic trophozoites?
Which structure can be used to differentiate macrophages from amoebic trophozoites?
What can be added to a wet preparation to stain the internal structure of a protozoan cyst?
What can be added to a wet preparation to stain the internal structure of a protozoan cyst?
Which of the following can be confused with helminth eggs in stool?
Which of the following can be confused with helminth eggs in stool?
What can be used to differentiate trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar from white blood cells and macrophages?
What can be used to differentiate trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar from white blood cells and macrophages?
What can be mistaken for the larvae of hookworm or Strongyloides stercoralis in stool?
What can be mistaken for the larvae of hookworm or Strongyloides stercoralis in stool?
Why are macrophages only motile for a very short time?
Why are macrophages only motile for a very short time?
What can be confused with helminth larvae in a stool sample?
What can be confused with helminth larvae in a stool sample?
What is the characteristic of starch granules in an undigested state?
What is the characteristic of starch granules in an undigested state?
What can be mistaken for the oocysts of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora in acid-fast stained stool specimens?
What can be mistaken for the oocysts of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora in acid-fast stained stool specimens?
What is the definition of pathogenesis?
What is the definition of pathogenesis?
What are Charcot-Leyden crystals composed of?
What are Charcot-Leyden crystals composed of?
What is the characteristic of starch granules in a partially digested state?
What is the characteristic of starch granules in a partially digested state?
What is the mode of transmission of parasites from mother to fetus?
What is the mode of transmission of parasites from mother to fetus?
What is an autogenous infection?
What is an autogenous infection?
What is a carrier of a disease?
What is a carrier of a disease?
What is an example of natural immunity?
What is an example of natural immunity?
How do flies transmit parasites?
How do flies transmit parasites?
What is an example of an inanimate source of infection?
What is an example of an inanimate source of infection?
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