Medical Parasitology Quiz
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Who was the first to observe Giardia in his own stools?

  • Charles Laveran
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Patrick Manson
  • Which branch of medical parasitology deals with multicellular organisms?

  • Medical entomology
  • Medical bacteriology
  • Medical protozoology
  • Medical Helminthlolgy (correct)
  • When did Louis Pasteur conduct the first scientific study on a protozoal disease?

  • 1880
  • 1878
  • 1870 (correct)
  • 1681
  • Who provided the first evidence of vector transmission?

    <p>Patrick Manson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trimester has the lowest incidence of transplacental infection, but the most severe disease in the neonate?

    <p>First trimester</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the malarial parasite in Algeria?

    <p>Charles Laveran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a mother acquires Toxoplasma infection during the third trimester, what is the incidence of transplacental infection?

    <p>65%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a mother is infected with Toxoplasma before pregnancy, what is the likelihood of the fetus being infected?

    <p>45%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trimester has the highest incidence of transplacental infection, but the infant is usually asymptomatic at birth?

    <p>Third trimester</p> Signup and view all the answers

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