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Trypanosoma cruzi and Chagas Disease Quiz

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Which morphological form of Trypanosoma cruzi is responsible for infecting the host?

Metacyclic trypomastigote (correct)

Trypomastigote

Amastigote

Epimastigote

In which insects is Trypanosoma cruzi transmitted?

Mosquitoes

Black flies

Tsetse flies

Reduviid bugs (correct)

How does Trypanosoma cruzi differ morphologically from Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense?

It has a different infective stage

It lacks the amastigote stage

It has a different flagellar structure

It has a different number of morphological forms (correct)

What is the meaning of the genus name 'Trypanosoma'?

Boring body Signup and view all the answers

Which family does the genus Trypanosoma belong to?

Trypanosomatidae Signup and view all the answers

How do Trypanosomes reproduce asexually?

Binary fission in body fluid Signup and view all the answers

Which morphologically differentiated form of Trypanosomes is rounded?

Amastigote Signup and view all the answers

What is the main vector for the transmission of African trypanosomiasis?

Tsetse fly Signup and view all the answers

Which morphological form of Trypanosoma spp. is an extracellular parasite?

Metacyclic trypomastigote Signup and view all the answers