AS Biology- infectious diseases

Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or fungus.

• antigen
• prion
• pathogen
• allergen

Which protist causes malaria?

• plasmodium
• anopheles
• trypanosoma
• chagas

Which mosquito carries the protist which causes malaria?

• anopheles
• plasmodium
• trichonympha
• toxoplamosis

What is the tissue sample of choice for diagnosis of malaria?

• Eye scraping
• Feces
• Blood
• bone marrow

How does human acquires malaria?

• Ingestion of contaminated food
• Biting of vector
• Swimming in infected lake
• Use homemade solution for contact lense

Which of the following does DDT kill?

• Anopheles

• Plasmodium

The sexual cycle of the malaria parasite occurs in the..

• Human blood cells

• Mosquito stomach

• Mosquito salivary glands

• Human liver

The organism that spreads malaria is

• Plasmodium protist

• Plasmodium virus

• Anoepheles mosquito

• Anopheles protist

Which of the following is NOT a common protist disease?

• Malaria

• Chagas disease

• African Sleeping Sickness

• Cholera

Prevention for malaria is best accomplished by

• Drinking clean water

• Washing hands

• Cooking food properly

• Avoiding mosquito bites