Parasitology Quiz: Trypanosoma, Giardia, Leishmania, and Vector-borne Diseases
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What is the vector for the disease that causes infection of brain and nervous system?

  • Sleeping sickness (correct)
  • Giardiasis
  • Malaria
  • Trichomoniasis
  • Which parasite divides by sporogony?

  • Binary fission
  • Sexual reproduction
  • Sporogony (correct)
  • Schizogony
  • Where in the human body can Plasmodium falciparum develop?

  • The liver (correct)
  • The kidneys
  • the brain
  • The lungs
  • What would a technologist expect to see while examining a fecal specimen suspected to contain Entamoeba histolytica?

    <p>Cysts containing 4 nuclei</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is responsible for causing sleeping sickness?

    <p>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mode of transmission of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense to humans?

    <p>Via the bite of an infected tsetse fly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense can be identified in the blood?

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

    What is the causative agent of cerebral malaria?

    <p>Plasmodium falciparum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the causative organism of African trypanosomiasis?

    <p>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of the parasite is responsible for the transmission of African trypanosomiasis to humans?

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

    What serves as the vector for transmitting African trypanosomiasis to humans?

    <p>Tsetse fly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following parasites can cause cerebral malaria?

    <p>Trypanosoma gambiense</p> Signup and view all the answers

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