WorksheetsProtozoan Diseases - mini review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is true about protozoans?
unicellular & photoautotrophs
unicellular & multicellular chemoheterotrophs
unicellular chemoheterotrophs
unicellular & multicellular photoautotrophs
Which group of protozoa are non-motile?
sporozoans
ciliates
flagellates
amoeboids
Which stage of a protozoa is the active feeding stage?
cyst
sporozoite
trophozoite
oocyst
All protozoa have a cysts stage.
true
false
Which host harbors the adult parasite & sexual reproduction?
intermediate
accidental
secondary
definitive
Dinoflagellates are algae and indirectly cause?
paralytic shellfish poisoning
malaria
dysentery
balantiasis
All GI protozoa disease is transmitted thru the fecal-oral route.
true
false
This intestinal disease is known as Beaver fever and backbacker's diarrhea.
cryptosporidiosis
cyclosporiasis
amoebiasis
balantiasis
giardiasis
This intestinal disease causes dysentery.
cryptosporidiosis
cyclosporiasis
amoebiasis
balantiasis
giardiasis
This is the only NON-COMMUNICABLE protozoan GI disease.
cryptosporidiosis
cyclosporiasis
amoebiasis
balantiasis
giardiasis
This disease is caused by a ciliated protozoan.
cryptosporidiosis
cyclosporiasis
amoebiasis
balantiasis
giardiasis
This disease is usually acute and self-limiting but can be fatal immunocompromised.
cryptosporidiosis
cyclosporiasis
amoebiasis
balantiasis
giardiasis
Plasmodium species cause which disease?
balantiasis
giardiasis
malaria
cyclosporiasis
For malaria, the _________ is the definitive host.
human
mosquito
other warm blooded animals
When would a person with malaria have fevers, chills and headache?
when bitten by Anopheles mosquito
in the blood stage
in the liver stage
all the time
