Types of Worms in Parasitology
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Which parasite is responsible for the disease Ascariasis?

  • Trichuris trichiura
  • Enterobius vermicularis
  • Ascaris lumbricoides (correct)
  • Ancylostoma duodenale
  • Which of the following parasites infects the small intestine and has separate sexes?

  • Fasciolopsis buski
  • Ancylostoma duodenale (correct)
  • Fasciola hepatica
  • Heterophyes heterophyes
  • Which intestinal roundworm does not require an intermediate host?

  • Fasciola hepatica
  • Ascaris lumbricoides (correct)
  • Clonorchis sinensis
  • Taenia saginata
  • Which parasite is responsible for causing intestinal obstruction in humans?

    <p>Ascaris lumbricoides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is not a tissue nematode and infects the small intestine?

    <p>Ancylostoma duodenale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite has two stages of its life cycle in the lungs and matures into adult worms in the small intestine?

    <p>Ascaris lumbricoides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is associated with heart-lung migration?

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

    Which parasite is characterized by having fertilized and unfertilized eggs with a striated wall?

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

    Which parasite's eggs are ovoid in shape with a thin, transparent shell?

    <p>Necator americanus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is commonly found in the large intestine of humans?

    <p>Trichuris trichiura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasitic infection can cause dermatitis with itchy papules?

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

    Which parasitic infection is transmitted by ingesting food or water contaminated with embryonated eggs?

    <p>Trichuris trichiura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is characterized by nocturnal periodicity?

    <p>Enterobius vermicularis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which parasite is known for its barrel-shaped, bile-stained eggs with transparent polar prominences?

    <p>Trichuris trichiura</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hookworm species is most commonly associated with causing intestinal obstruction?

    <p>Ancylostoma duodenale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lab diagnosis method is used to detect Enterobius vermicularis eggs?

    <p>Scotch adhesive tape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which intestinal roundworm is known for its large size and can migrate to various organs in the body?

    <p>Ascaris lumbricoides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mode of infection is most commonly associated with Enterobius vermicularis transmission?

    <p>Ingestion of food and water contaminated with embryonated eggs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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