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Foundations in Microbiology, 4/e
Kathleen Park Talaro, Pasadena City College
Arthur Talaro

The Parasitic Diseases of Humans

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

All protozoan pathogens have a ______ phase.
A)cyst
B)sexual
C)trophozoite
D)blood
2

Entamoeba histolytica primarily invades the
A)liver
B)large intestine
C)small intestine
D)lungs
3

Giardia is a/an ______ that invades the ______.
A)flagellate, large intestine
B)ameba, small intestine
C)ciliate, large intestine
D)flagellate, small intestine
4

Blood flagellates are transmitted by
A)mosquito bites
B)insect vectors
C)bug feces
D)sand fleas
5

Plasmodium reproduces sexually in the ______ and asexually in the ______.
A)liver, red blood cells
B)mosquito, human
C)human, mosquito
D)red blood cell, liver
6

In the exoerythrocytic phase of infection, Plasmodium invades the
A)blood cells
B)heart muscle
C)salivary glands
D)liver
7

An oocyst is found in ______ and a pseudocyst is found in ______.
A)humans, cats
B)cats, humans
C)feces, tissue
D)tissue, feces
8

A person can acquire toxoplasmosis from
A)pseudocysts in raw meat
B)oocysts in air
C)cleaning out the cat litter box
D)all of these
9

All adult helminths produce
A)cysts and trophozoites
B)scolex and proglottids
C)fertilized eggs and larvae
D)hooks and cuticles
10

The ______ host is where the larva develops, and the _____ host is where the adults produce fertile eggs.
A)intermediate, definitive
B)definitive, intermediate
C)secondary, transport
D)primary, secondary
11

Antihelminthic medications work by
A)paralyzing the worm
B)disrupting the worm's metabolism
C)causing vomiting
D)both a and b
12

A host defense that is most active in worm infestations is
A)phagocytes
B)antibodies
C)killer T cells
D)eosinophils
13

Currently, the most common nematode infestation worldwide is
A)hookworm
B)ascariasis
C)pinworm
D)trichinosis
14

Hookworm diseases are spread by
A)the feces of humans
B)mosquito bites
C)contaminated food
D)microscopic invertebrates in drinking water
15

Trichinosis can only be spread from human to human by
A)cannibalism
B)flies
C)raw pork
D)contaminated water
16

The swelling of limbs typical of elephantiasis is due to
A)allergic reaction to the filarial worm
B)granuloma development due to inflammation by parasites
C)lymphatic circulation being blocked by filarial worm
D)heart and liver failure due to infection