Deck 14: Protozoan, Helminthic, and Fungal Diseases

Question 1

The deadliest common protozoan infection is

A) leishmaniasis.
B) giardiasis.
C) African sleeping sickness.
D) malaria.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Giardiasis is sometimes referred to as

A) swamp fever.
B) beaver fever.
C) traveler's diarrhea.
D) kissing disease.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Enterotest is used to examine for presence of

A) sporozoites.
B) oocysts.
C) trophozoites.
D)amebiasis.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Another name for visceral leishmaniasis is

A) oriental sore.
B) espundia.
C) macrophage.
D) kala-azar.

Question 5

Xenodiagnosis may be helpful in the diagnosis of

A) malaria.
B) river blindness.
C) giardiasis.
D) Chagas' disease.

Question 6

Dracunculiasis

A) is found in the Americas a protozoan disease.
B) is found in Central America.
C) is found in Africa.
D) more than one of the above.

Question 7

At the stage when the dracunculiasis worm is about to exit

A) the male worms migrate toward the skin.
B) the female worms migrate toward the skin.
C) the larvae migrate toward the skin.
D) both male and female worms migrate toward the skin.

Question 8

Which helminth disease is well on its way of being eradicated?

A) strongyloidiasis
B) malaria
C) dracunculiasis
D) whipworm

Question 9

Elephantiasis affects the

A) blood vessels.
B) gastrointestinal tract.
C) lymphatic vessels.
D) lungs.

Question 10

Which drug helps against River Blindness?

A) rotashield
B) albendazole
C) ivermectin
D) a strong antibiotic

Question 11

Elephantiasis is transmitted by

A) close contact with an elephant.
B) black flies.
C) mosquitoes.
D) copepods.

Question 12

The parasite which causes hookworm is a

A) threadworm.
B) flatworm.
C) roundworm.
D) form of tapeworm.

Question 13

Cysticercosis is caused by the ingestion of

A) cysticerci.
B) beef tapeworm eggs.
C) pork tapeworm eggs.
D) proglottids.

Question 14

Which one of the following is NOT a helminth disease?

A) onchocerciasis
B) elephantiasis
C) dracunculiasis
D) giardiasis

Question 15

Mosquitoes are vectors for

A) leishmaniasis.
B) filariasis.
C) malaria.
D) more than one of the above.

Question 16

The passage of adult worms out of the body through the skin is characteristic of

A) tapeworms.
B) dracunculiasis.
C) Ascaris infection.
D) onchocerciasis.

Question 17

With reference to malaria, which statement is correct?

A) there are four common species that infect humans
B) it is transmitted by both female and male anopheline mosquitoes
C) the parasite enters red blood cells
D) more than one is correct

Question 18

The huge outbreak of a waterborne infection in Milwaukee was caused by

A) amebae.
B) too much Ex-Lax.
C) Cryptosporidium parvum.
D) Cryptococcus neoformans.

Question 19

Which of the following was a problem during the Persian Gulf War?

A) malaria
B) amebiasis
C) leishmaniasis
D) trypanosomiasis

Question 20

Which parasite can be acquired from ingestion of eggs?

A) hookworms tapeworm
B) guinea worm
C) Ascaris
D) ameba

Question 21

Drinking what appears to be "good clean" water from a mountain stream may put you at risk for infection with

A) guinea worm.
B) Giardia.
C) Cryptosporidium.
D) tapeworm.

Question 22

A prolapsed rectum can result from

A) amebiasis.
B) Ascaris.
C) tapeworm.
D) hookworm.

Question 23

Which disease can be acquired from drinking larvae-infected copopods?

A) hookworm.
B) tapeworm.
C) guinea worm.
D) elephantiasis.

Question 24

Sporozoites are associated with

A) malaria.
B) amebiasis.
C) sleeping sickness.
D) whipworm.

Question 25

Opportunistic infections always cause disease in humans. Malaria is transmitted by the Asian tiger mosquito.

Question 26

Protozoans, unlike bacteria, have a nuclear membrane; they are, therefore, considered to be ________.

Question 27

Species of Trypanosomes cause two different diseases. Name them.

Question 28

Name the disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii.

Question 29

"The Babe" refers to ________________________.

Question 30

Avian species of schistosomes cause a condition known as ___________________ due to penetration of the skin by larval forms.

Question 31

The production of eggs by females, without fertilization, is characteristic of thread worms; this process is known as __________________________.

Question 32

________________________ results from the ingestion of pork tapeworm eggs.

Question 33

River blindness, the world's second leading cause of blindness, exists in what part of the world?

Question 34

Adult hookworms have mouth parts called ____________________________.

Question 35

Anal itching, restlessness, and loss of appetite are common symptoms of what infection?

Question 36

What is the most common helminthic disease in the United States?

Question 37

Visceral leishmaniasis is also known as _______________________________________.

Question 38

The malaria life cycle undergoes consists of two developmental stages; they are the _________ and _____________ stages.

Question 39

With reference to malaria, sporozoites develop into _____________.

Question 40

What is "airport malaria"?

Question 41

The fungi are present in two distict form: the __________________ and the ______________. terms "promastigotes" and "amastigotes" are associated with what disease?

Question 42

How can you contract Guinea worms?

Question 43

What is the vector for African sleeping sickness?

Question 44

How is amebiasis transmitted?

Question 45

Name and describe one parasitic organism. Include the disease it causes and its characteristics, the mode of transmission, and other pertinent facts.

Question 46

Name four food- or waterborne parasites, four arthropod-borne parasites, and one sexually transmitted parasite. Identify whether each organism is a protozoan or a worm.

Question 47

Briefly describe the life cycle of Leishmania.

Question 48

Briefly describe the life cycle of Plasmodium (the malaria parasite).

Question 49

Define the following terms: trophozoite, Enterotest, trichinellosis, blood flukes.