Parasite Identification Quiz

Which type of parasite is known for causing severe anemia?

• Giardia lamblia

• Ancylostoma spp

• Ascaris lumbercoides

• Trichinella spiralis

What does the term "zoonosis" refer to?

• Diseases that only affect humans

• Animal diseases that can be transmitted to humans

• Diseases caused by protozoans

• Diseases caused by viruses

Which of the following parasites is a lung fluke?

• Fasciolopsis buski

• Paragonimus westermani

• Schistosoma mansoni

• Heterophyes heterophyes

Which of the following best describes Fasciolopsis buski?

• Liver Trematodes

• Blood Trematodes

• Intestinal Trematodes

• Lung Trematodes

Which of the following is an intermediate host for Fasciola hepatica?

• Cionella luberica

• Semisulcospira spp

• Bulinus trncatus

• Lymnaea truncatula

Which of the following is the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus?

• Cysticercus

• Hydatid cyst

• Coenurus

• Procercoid

Which of the following cestodes is associated with sparganosis?

• Taenia saginata

• Hymenolepis nana

• Diphyllobothrium mansoni

• Echinococcus granulosus

Which one of the following parasites is more common among children? defintive and intermediate host

• Hymenolepis nana

• Taenia solium

• Taenia saginata

• Echinococcus granulosus

Which of the following parasites is associated with autoinfection?

• Ascaris lumbricoides

• Trichuris trichiura

• Enterobius vermicularis

• Fasciola hepatica

What condition is caused by the invasion of intact human skin by non-human hookworm larvae?

• Cutaneous larva migrans

• Pulmonary hyperesinophilia

• Swimmers itch

• Visceral larval migrans