Apicomplexa Quiz

Which protozoan genus causes malaria?

• plasmodium
• anopheles
• falciparum
• chagas

What is the 1st stage of plasmodium that infects the human?

• sporozoite
• gametocyte
• merozoite
• plasmodiocyte

Which statement best describes the vector (mechanism for human infection)for Plasmodium?

• all female mosquito
• all male mosquito
• both male and female mosquito
• female Anopheles mosquito

During human infection, where does the Plasmodium parasite (1st location) go after the mosquito bites a human?

• liver
• red blood cells
• eggs and sperm
• brain

Where does the Plasmodium parasite travel to after the incubation stage ?

• Brain
• Liver
• Red Blood Cells
• Mosquito gut

True or False: All mosquitoes carry malaria.

• True
• False

What does Plasmodium accomplish in the liver stage?

• asexual reproduction

• hides from the immune system

• protection

• all of the above

True or False: Malaria kills everyone who gets it.

• True
• False

The name for the symptom of fevers and chills experienced by individuals infected with Plasmodium is called_____ and occurs during the _______ stage.

• inflamation....liver
• swelling....RBC
• paroxsym....liver
• paroxsym....RBC

The human represents the _________ host for Plasmodium since _____________ reproduction occurs at this site.

• intermediate .....asexual
• intermediate....sexual
• definitive....asexual
• definitive......sexual

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