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What is the main diagnostic method for malaria?
What is the main diagnostic method for malaria?
- Blood culture
- Microscopic examination of blood with thick and thin Giemsa-stained smears (correct)
- Urine analysis
- X-ray imaging
Which symptom is commonly associated with the onset of malaria?
Which symptom is commonly associated with the onset of malaria?
- Skin rash
- Joint pain
- Chest tightness
- Abdominal pain (correct)
What is a common clinical feature of malaria patients?
What is a common clinical feature of malaria patients?
- Enlarged liver
- Enlarged spleen (correct)
- Enlarged lung
- Enlarged kidney
Which method is more sensitive than the conventional method for diagnosing malaria?
Which method is more sensitive than the conventional method for diagnosing malaria?
Which stage of Plasmodium species is treated using primaquine and pyrimethamine?
Which stage of Plasmodium species is treated using primaquine and pyrimethamine?
How is Leishmaniasis transmitted to humans?
How is Leishmaniasis transmitted to humans?
How does Entamoeba histolytica survive in adverse environments?
How does Entamoeba histolytica survive in adverse environments?
What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?
What is the infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica?
How is Entamoeba histolytica transmitted?
How is Entamoeba histolytica transmitted?
Which stage of the life cycle of Intestinal Protozoans occurs in the small intestine?
Which stage of the life cycle of Intestinal Protozoans occurs in the small intestine?
What role do trophozoites play in the pathogenesis of Entamoeba histolytica?
What role do trophozoites play in the pathogenesis of Entamoeba histolytica?
What characterizes the dormant stage of Entamoeba histolytica?
What characterizes the dormant stage of Entamoeba histolytica?
What is the infective stage of Leishmania spp. when it enters the sandfly?
What is the infective stage of Leishmania spp. when it enters the sandfly?
During the sandfly stage, where do the amastigotes of Leishmania spp. transform into promastigotes?
During the sandfly stage, where do the amastigotes of Leishmania spp. transform into promastigotes?
Which protozoan causes African sleeping sickness?
Which protozoan causes African sleeping sickness?
Which stage in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei ssp. is characterized by a free anterior flagellum and an undulating membrane?
Which stage in the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei ssp. is characterized by a free anterior flagellum and an undulating membrane?
How is visceral leishmaniasis treated?
How is visceral leishmaniasis treated?
What is the infective stage of Leishmania spp. when it enters human blood through the sandfly bite?
What is the infective stage of Leishmania spp. when it enters human blood through the sandfly bite?
