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?

    <p>Medical Parasitology</p> 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?

    <p>Parasite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor affects the distribution of parasites?

    <p>Geographic location</p> 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?

    <p>Parasitism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ectoparasites</p> 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?

    <p>Intermediate host</p> 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?

    <p>Reservoir host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Opportunistic parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Carrier host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Permanent (obligate) parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Accidental (Incidental) host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mutualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Medical Parasitology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define the term 'Parasite'.

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

    List one characteristic feature of parasites.

    <p>Smaller than their host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mode of transmission of parasites?

    <p>Mode of transmission includes source of infection and portal of entry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mutualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic factors</p> 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?

    <p>Parasite</p> 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?

    <p>Parasitism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ectoparasites</p> 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?

    <p>Intermediate host</p> 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?

    <p>Reservoir host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Opportunistic parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Permanent (obligate) parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Carrier host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Accidental (Incidental) host</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mutualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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