12 Questions
What is the vector for the disease that causes infection of brain and nervous system?
Sleeping sickness
Which parasite divides by sporogony?
Sporogony
Where in the human body can Plasmodium falciparum develop?
The liver
What would a technologist expect to see while examining a fecal specimen suspected to contain Entamoeba histolytica?
Cysts containing 4 nuclei
Which parasite is responsible for causing sleeping sickness?
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
What is the mode of transmission of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense to humans?
Via the bite of an infected tsetse fly
Which stage of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense can be identified in the blood?
Amastigote
What is the causative agent of cerebral malaria?
Plasmodium falciparum
What is the causative organism of African trypanosomiasis?
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Which stage of the parasite is responsible for the transmission of African trypanosomiasis to humans?
Trypomastigote
What serves as the vector for transmitting African trypanosomiasis to humans?
Tsetse fly
Which of the following parasites can cause cerebral malaria?
Trypanosoma gambiense
Test your knowledge of parasitology with this quiz covering Trypanosoma, Giardia, Leishmania, and vector-borne diseases. Questions include stages of Trypanosoma development, transmission of diseases through blood transfusion, and identification of diseases causing infections in the brain and nervous system.
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