Malayan Filariasis Diagnosis and Characteristics Quiz

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What is the common name for Dracunculus medinensis?

Ringworm

Hookworm

Tape worm

Fiery serpent (correct)

Which parasite is frequently found in the subcutaneous tissues and muscles of humans, dogs, and sometimes cattle and horses?

Dracunculus medinensis (correct)

Ascaris lumbricoides

Taenia solium

Trichinella spiralis

What is the morphology of female Dracunculus medinensis?

500 to 700 micrometers

60 cm in length (correct)

1.2 to 2.9 cm long

6 days in clean water

Where can larvae of Dracunculus medinensis live for 6 days?

In clean water Signup and view all the answers

What is the other common name for Dracunculus medinensis besides Guinea worm?

Medina worm Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name for Onchocerca volvulus?

Blinding Worm Signup and view all the answers

Where are microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus found in the human body?

Under the skin in nodules Signup and view all the answers

Which vector is responsible for transmitting Onchocerca volvulus?

Simulium Blackfly Signup and view all the answers

What is the leading cause of blindness in Africa?

African River Blindness Signup and view all the answers

How is diagnosis of Onchocerca volvulus infection typically confirmed?

Skin snip/tissue scraping to find unsheathed microfilariae Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is unique to the microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus?

Tail with continuous nuclei Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of microfilariae from Brugia malayi?

Unsheathed with no nuclei at the tip of the tail Signup and view all the answers

Which disease is commonly known as 'Malayan filariasis'?

Elephantiasis Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Loa loa microfilariae from other types?

Sheathed with nuclei up to the tail tip Signup and view all the answers

In which infection can 'Calabar swellings' be observed?

Loiasis Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic symptom of Loa loa infection in the eyes?

Redness and swelling Signup and view all the answers

How do microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus differ from those of Brugia malayi?

'Blinding Worm' characteristics Signup and view all the answers

Malayan Filariasis Diagnosis and Characteristics Quiz

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