Description : African sleeping sickness is due to (a) Plasmodium vivax transmitted by tse-tse fly (b) Trypanosoma lewsii transmitted by bed bug (c) Trypanosoma gambiense transmitted by Glossina palpalis (d) Entamoeba gingivalis spread by housefly
Last Answer : (c) Trypanosoma gambiense transmitted by Glossina palpalis
Description : In which of the following animals dimorphic nucleus is found? (a) Amoeba proteus (b) Trypanosoma gambiense (c) Plasmodium vivax (d) Paramecium caudatum
Last Answer : (d) Paramecium caudatum
Description : This opportunistic protozoan causes primary meningoencephalitis (PAM). a. Plasmodium Vivax b. Toxoplasma Gondil c. Naegieria Fowleri d. Paragonimus Westermani e. Entamoeba Histolytica
Last Answer : c. Naegieria Fowleri
Description : The causative organism of sleeping sickness fever a) Leishmania b) Trypanosoma c) Amoeba d) Entamoeba
Last Answer : b) Trypanosoma
Description : The causative organism of gambian fever a) Leishmania b) Trypanosoma c) Amoeba d) Entamoeba
Description : If all ponds and puddles are destroyed, the organism likely to be destroyed is (a) Leishmania (b) Trypanosoma (c) Ascaris (d) Plasmodium.
Last Answer : (d) Plasmodium.
Description : Malaria is a protozoal disease caused by _____ . a. Trypanosoma b. Toxoplasma c. Plasmodium d. Leishmania
Last Answer : c. Plasmodium
Description : Which one of the following options gives the correct match of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection? Disease Causative Mode of organism infection (a) Typhoid Salmonella ... infected bancrofti water and food (d) Malaria Plasmodium Bite of male vivax Anopheles mosquito
Last Answer : (a) Typhoid Salmonella With inspired typhi air
Description : : _____ is a parasitic flagellate in humans and is transmitted through sexual intercourse. a. Trichonympha b. Trypanosoma c. Trichomonas d. Leishmania,
Last Answer : b. Trypanosoma
Description : Which of the following causes plague? (a) Trichinella spiralis (b) Salmonella typhimurium (c) Yersinia pestis (d) Leishmania donovani
Last Answer : (c) Yersinia pestis
Description : Which is showing accurate pairing? (a) Syphilis - Treponema pallidum (b) AIDS - Bacillus conjugalis (c) Gonorrhoea - Leishmania donovani (d) Typhoid - Mycobacterium leprae
Last Answer : (a) Syphilis - Treponema pallidum
Description : Leishmania donovani is susceptible to certain antifungal drugs because both fungi and Leishmania: A. Utilise purine salvage pathway B. Utilise similar glycolytic mechanisms C. Have similar topoisomerase II enzyme D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Last Answer : D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Description : Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by (a) Tse-tse fly (b) mosquito bite (c) drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris (d) eating imperfectly cooked pork
Last Answer : (c) drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris
Description : .______ enters the human body as a cyst and develops into a trophozoite in the small intestine; a severe form of dysentery may occur. a. Cryptosporidium parvum b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Giardia intestinalis d. Cyclospora cayetanensis
Last Answer : b. Entamoeba histolytica
Description : The vector of Trypanosoma gambiense is
Last Answer : The vector of Trypanosoma gambiense is A. Sand fly B. Fruit fly C. Tsetse fly D. House fly
Description : Trypanosoma gambiense cause
Last Answer : Trypanosoma gambiense cause A. Sleeping sickness B. Yellow fever C. Kala azar D. Oriental sore
Description : The causal organism for African sleeping sickness is (a) Trypanosoma cruzi (b) T. rhodesiense (c) T. tangela (d) T. gambiense
Last Answer : (d) T. gambiense.
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Syphilis – Trichuris trichiura (b) Sleeping sickness – Trypanosoma gambiense (c) Dengue fever – Arbovirus (d) Plague – Yersinia pestis
Last Answer : (a) Syphilis – Trichuris trichiura
Description : Entamoeba histolytica is found in which part of man? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
Last Answer : Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is A. Trophozoite B. Precystic form C. Metacystic form D. Quadrinucleate cyst
Description : Which one of the following constitutes the reserve food material in the cyst of Entamoeba histolytica ?
Last Answer : Which one of the following constitutes the reserve food material in the cyst of Entamoeba ... granules C. Glycogen granules D. Fat droplets
Description : Which one of the following does correctly match a sexually transmitted disease with its pathogen? (a) Syphilis-Treponema pallidum (b) Gonorrhoea-Entamoeba histolytica (c) Urethritis-Bacillus anthracis (d) Softsore-Bacillus brevis
Last Answer : a) Syphilis-Treponema pallidum
Description : The active form of Entamoeba histolytica feeds upon (a) food in intestine (b) blood only (c) erythrocytes, mucosa and submucosa of colon (d) mucosa and submucosa of colon only
Last Answer : (c) erythrocytes, mucosa and submucosa of colon
Description : Amoebic dysentery in man and animals is caused by C A. Entamoeba (E.) coli B. E. gingivalis C. E. histolytica D. None
Last Answer : E. histolytica
Description : Entamoeba histolytica is found in which part of man?
Last Answer : Intestine
Description : Metronidazole is used in peridontal abscess because of activity against: A. Entamoeba histolytica B. Giardia lamblia C. Anaerobic bacilli D. Aerobic gram positive cocci
Last Answer : C. Anaerobic bacilli
Description : n addition to malarial parasite, chloroquine is active against: A. Microfilariae B. Trichomonas vaginalis C. Entamoeba histolytica D. Dermatophytes
Last Answer : C. Entamoeba histolytica
Description : Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite found in man’s (1) liver (2) intestines (3) lungs (4) kidneys
Last Answer : intestines
Description : Amoebic dysentery is caused by (1) Entamoeba histolytica (2) Salmonella typhi (3) E. coli (4) Streptococcus pyogenes
Last Answer : Entamoeba histolytica
Description : Which one of the following pairs of causative agent and type of disease are correct ? (I) Leishmania - Sleeping sickness (II) Nematode - Elephantiasis (III) Trypanosoma - Kala azar (IV) Staphylococcus - Acne (1) (I) and (II) (2) (II) and (III) (3) (II) and (IV) (4) (III) and (IV)
Last Answer : (3) (II) and (IV)
Description : Souma, a disease of cattle, sheep, goat and horses, is caused by D A. Trypanosoma evansi B. Trypanosoma equinum C. Trypanosoma congolense D. Trypanosome vivax
Last Answer : Trypanosome vivax
Description : Assertion : Plasmodium vivax is responsible for malaria. Reason : Malaria is caused by polluted water.
Last Answer : Assertion : Plasmodium vivax is responsible for malaria. Reason : Malaria is caused by polluted water. ... If both the assertion and reason are false
Description : Malignant tertian malarial parasite, belongs to class (a) Plasmodium falciparum (b) P. vivax (c) P. ovale (d) P. malariae.
Last Answer : (a) Plasmodium falciparum
Description : The part of life cycle of malarial parasite Plasmodium vivax, that is passed in female Anopheles is (a) sexual cycle (b) pre-erythrocytic schizogony (c) exoerythrocytic schizogony (d) post-erythrocytic schizogony.
Last Answer : (a) sexual cycle
Description : Identify the correct pair representing the causative agent of typhoid fever and the confirmatory test for typhoid. (a) Salmonella typhi / Widal test (b) Plasmodium vivax / UTI test (c) Streptococcus pneumoniae / Widal test (d) Salmonella typhi / Anthrone test
Last Answer : (a) Salmonella typhi / Widal test
Description : Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described? (a) Musca domestica - the common ... ) E.coli - full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.
Last Answer : (b) Plasmodium falciparum - a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
Description : Name the pathogen responsible for malaria a) Entamoeba b) Plasmodium c) Nosema d) Opalina
Last Answer : b) Plasmodium
Description : .Which of the following is an example of platyhelminthes? (a) Plasmodium (b) Schistosoma (c) Trypanosoma (d) Wuchereria
Last Answer : (b) Schistosoma
Description : “Slipper animalcule” is the common name for: (1) Paramecium (2) Trypanosoma (3) Monocystis (4) Plasmodium
Last Answer : Paramecium
Description : Vector of Ka1aczar is : (1) Anopheles mosquito (2) Culex mosquito (3) Tse-Tsefly (4) Sand fly
Last Answer : (4) Sand fly Explanation: Leishmaniasis (Kala azar) is a disease spread by the bite of the female sand fly. This disease is the second-largest parasitic killer in the world (after malaria). The ... and bone marrow, and, if left untreated, will almost always result in the death of the host.
Description : The vector of disease sleeping sickness is (1) sand-fly (2) house-fly (3) fruit-fly (4) tse-tse fly
Last Answer : (4) tse-tse fly Explanation: Human African tiypanosomia.sis, sleeping sickness, African lethargy, or Congo trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease of people and animals, caused by protozoa of the ... 000 to 70,000 people are currently infected, the number having declined somewhat in recent years.
Description : The vector for sleeping sickness is (a) housefly (b) tse-tse fly (c) sandfly (d) fruit fly.
Last Answer : (b) tse-tse fly
Description : Which of the following are correctly matched with respect to their taxonomic classification? (a) House fly, butterfly, - Insecta tse-tse fly, silver fish (b) Spiny anteater, sea - Echinodermata ... fish, cuttle fish, - Pisces silver fish (d) Centipede, millipede, - Insecta spider, scorpion
Last Answer : (a) House fly, butterfly, – Insecta tse-tse fly, silver fish
Description : Vector of filariasis a) Anopheles b) Culex c) Tse-tse fly d) Mites
Last Answer : b) Culex