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Clinical Parasitology Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which genera of flagellates are found in blood, tissues, and CSF?

a)

Entamoeba and Cryptosporidium

b)

Giardia and Trichomonas

c)

Plasmodium and Babesia

d)

Trypanosoma and Leishmania

2.

Which stage of Leishmania is the infective stage to sandflies?

a)

Epimastigotes

b)

Amastigotes

c)

Promastigotes

d)

Trypomastigotes

3.

What is the primary mode of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans?

a)

Contamination of bite wounds

b)

Blood transfusion

c)

Feces of vector entering bite wound

d)

Vertical transmission

4.

Which disease is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense?

a)

American Trypanosomiasis

b)

Kala-azar

c)

Chagas Disease

d)

African Sleeping Sickness

5.

What is the infective stage to humans for Trypanosoma brucei complex?

a)

Promastigotes

b)

Epimastigotes

c)

Metacyclic trypomastigotes

d)

Amastigotes

6.

Which Leishmania species causes Visceral Leishmaniasis?

a)

Leishmania major

b)

Leishmania donovani

c)

Leishmania tropica

d)

Leishmania braziliensis

7.

What is the primary vector for Trypanosoma brucei complex?

a)

Mosquito

b)

Sandfly

c)

Reduviid Bug

d)

Tsetse fly

8.

Which stage of Trypanosoma is found in the blood of humans?

a)

Promastigote

b)

Epimastigote

c)

Amastigote

d)

Trypomastigote

9.

Where do amastigotes of Leishmania multiply inside the host?

a)

Macrophages

b)

Blood

c)

Lymph nodes

d)

Skin capillaries

10.

Which disease is also known as American Trypanosomiasis?

a)

Chagas Disease

b)

African Sleeping Sickness

c)

Kala-azar

d)

Leishmaniasis

11.

What is the primary mode of transmission of Leishmania to humans?

a)

Blood transfusion

b)

Contamination of bite wounds

c)

Close contact

d)

Sandfly bite

12.

Which Trypanosoma species primarily affects wild and domestic animals?

a)

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

b)

Trypanosoma cruzi

c)

Trypanosoma brucei brucei

d)

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

13.

What is the infective stage to humans for Leishmania tropica?

a)

Metacyclic trypomastigotes

b)

Amastigotes

c)

Epimastigotes

d)

Promastigotes

14.

Which disease is caused by Leishmania donovani?

a)

Kala-azar

b)

Chagas Disease

c)

African Sleeping Sickness

d)

American Trypanosomiasis

15.

Where do trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma multiply in various body fluids?

a)

All of the above

b)

Spinal fluid

c)

Lymph

d)

Blood