Medical Parasitology Theoretical Fundamentals Quiz

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What is the study of parasites that causes disease in man?

Herpetology

Epidemiology

Medical Parasitology (correct)

Entomology

What type of benefit is derived from an association between two organisms in mutualism?

Mutual benefit (correct)

One organism is harmed

No benefit

Only one organism benefits

Which characteristic is NOT typical of parasites?

Shorter life span than their host

Greater reproductive potential than their host

Similar size to their host (correct)

Smaller than their host

Which field of study specifically deals with parasites?

Medical Parasitology Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an organism living temporarily or permanently in or on another organism from which it is physically or physiologically dependent?

Parasite Signup and view all the answers

Which factor affects the distribution of parasites?

Geographic location Signup and view all the answers

Which type of symbiosis involves one organism living at the expense of the other, with the latter usually suffering from the association?

Parasitism Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parasites live on or affect the skin surface of the host?

Ectoparasites Signup and view all the answers

Which type of host harbors sexually immature or larval stage of a parasite and in which no fertilization takes place?

Intermediate host Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a wild or domestic animal which harbors a parasite and acts as sources of infection to humans?

Reservoir host Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parasites cause mild disease in immunologically healthy individuals, but severe disease in immuno-deficient hosts?

Opportunistic parasites Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a host harboring and disseminating a parasite but exhibiting no clinical sign?

Carrier host Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parasite depends completely upon its host for metabolites, shelter, and transportation?

Permanent (obligate) parasites Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an infection of a host other than the normal?

Accidental (Incidental) host Signup and view all the answers

Which type of symbiosis involves both organisms benefiting from the association?

Mutualism Signup and view all the answers

What is the study of parasites that causes disease in man?

Medical Parasitology Signup and view all the answers

Define the term 'Parasite'.

An organism living temporarily or permanently in or on another organism (host) from which it is physically or physiologically dependent. Signup and view all the answers

List one characteristic feature of parasites.

Smaller than their host Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of transmission of parasites?

Mode of transmission includes source of infection and portal of entry Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an association between two organisms in which mutual benefit is derived?

Mutualism Signup and view all the answers

What are the various factors that affect the distribution of parasites?

Environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic factors Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an organism living temporarily or permanently in or on another organism from which it is physically or physiologically dependent?

Parasite Signup and view all the answers

Which type of symbiosis involves one organism living at the expense of the other, with the latter usually suffering from the association?

Parasitism Signup and view all the answers

What type of parasites live on or affect the skin surface of the host?

Ectoparasites Signup and view all the answers

Which type of host harbors sexually immature or larval stage of a parasite and in which no fertilization takes place?

Intermediate host Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a wild or domestic animal which harbors a parasite and acts as sources of infection to humans?

Reservoir host Signup and view all the answers

What type of parasites cause mild disease in immunologically healthy individuals, but severe disease in immuno-deficient hosts?

Opportunistic parasites Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parasites depends completely upon its host for metabolites, shelter, and transportation?

Permanent (obligate) parasites Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a host harboring and disseminating a parasite but exhibiting no clinical sign?

Carrier host Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an infection of a host other than the normal?

Accidental (Incidental) host Signup and view all the answers

Which type of symbiosis involves both organisms benefiting from the association?

Mutualism Signup and view all the answers

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What is the study of parasites that causes disease in man?

What type of benefit is derived from an association between two organisms in mutualism?

Which characteristic is NOT typical of parasites?

Which field of study specifically deals with parasites?

What is the term for an organism living temporarily or permanently in or on another organism from which it is physically or physiologically dependent?

Which factor affects the distribution of parasites?

Which type of symbiosis involves one organism living at the expense of the other, with the latter usually suffering from the association?

Which type of parasites live on or affect the skin surface of the host?

Which type of host harbors sexually immature or larval stage of a parasite and in which no fertilization takes place?

What is the term for a wild or domestic animal which harbors a parasite and acts as sources of infection to humans?

Which type of parasites cause mild disease in immunologically healthy individuals, but severe disease in immuno-deficient hosts?

What is the term for a host harboring and disseminating a parasite but exhibiting no clinical sign?

Which type of parasite depends completely upon its host for metabolites, shelter, and transportation?

What is the term for an infection of a host other than the normal?

Which type of symbiosis involves both organisms benefiting from the association?

What is the study of parasites that causes disease in man?

Define the term 'Parasite'.

List one characteristic feature of parasites.

What is the mode of transmission of parasites?

What is the term for an association between two organisms in which mutual benefit is derived?

What are the various factors that affect the distribution of parasites?

What is the term for an organism living temporarily or permanently in or on another organism from which it is physically or physiologically dependent?

Which type of symbiosis involves one organism living at the expense of the other, with the latter usually suffering from the association?

What type of parasites live on or affect the skin surface of the host?

Which type of host harbors sexually immature or larval stage of a parasite and in which no fertilization takes place?

What is the term for a wild or domestic animal which harbors a parasite and acts as sources of infection to humans?

What type of parasites cause mild disease in immunologically healthy individuals, but severe disease in immuno-deficient hosts?

Which type of parasites depends completely upon its host for metabolites, shelter, and transportation?

What is the term for a host harboring and disseminating a parasite but exhibiting no clinical sign?

What is the term for an infection of a host other than the normal?

Which type of symbiosis involves both organisms benefiting from the association?

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