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WorksheetsParasite Study Master Chart Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which parasite is classified as an amoeba?
Plasmodium spp.
Giardia lamblia
Schistosoma spp.
Entamoeba histolytica
What is the infective form of Giardia lamblia?
Mature cyst
Cercariae
Cysts
Sporozoites
Which transmission method is associated with Trypanosoma brucei?
Fecal-oral
Eating raw fish
Tsetse fly bite
Skin penetration in freshwater
What disease is caused by Plasmodium spp.?
Amoebic dysentery
Giardiasis
Malaria
Schistosomiasis
Which parasite belongs to the group of trematodes (flukes)?
Trichinella spiralis
Dipylidium caninum
Balantidium coli
Clonorchis sinensis
What is the infective form of Schistosoma spp.?
Metacercariae
Cercariae
Encysted larvae
Embryonated egg
Which parasite is transmitted through ingestion of infected fleas?
Dipylidium caninum
Trichuris trichiura
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia
What is the life cycle summary of Trichinella spiralis?
Mosquito injects sporozoites → liver → merozoites → RBC cycle → gametocytes → mosquito picks up
Ingest cyst → larvae released → adults in intestine → newborn larvae to muscle → encyst long-term
Ingest cyst → excyst in small intestine → trophozoites attach via ventral disk → encyst → cysts in stool
Eggs hatch → miracidia → snail → cercariae penetrate skin → adults in veins → eggs in stool/urine
Which parasite causes African Sleeping Sickness?
Clonorchis sinensis
Trypanosoma brucei
Plasmodium spp.
Schistosoma spp.
What is the transmission method for Clonorchis sinensis?
Tsetse fly bite
Skin penetration in freshwater
Fecal-oral
Eating raw/undercooked freshwater fish
Which parasite is classified as a ciliate protozoa?
Balantidium coli
Giardia lamblia
Plasmodium spp.
Entamoeba histolytica
What is the infective form of Dipylidium caninum?
Cercariae
Metacercariae
Embryonated egg
Cysticercoid larva
Which parasite causes whipworm infection (Trichuriasis)?
Trichuris trichiura
Trichinella spiralis
Schistosoma spp.
Clonorchis sinensis
What is the transmission method for Entamoeba histolytica?
Ingestion of infected fleas
Eating undercooked pork
Skin penetration in freshwater
Fecal-oral (contaminated food/water); sexual-fecal exposure
Which parasite belongs to the group of Apicomplexa (Sporozoans)?
Plasmodium spp.
Trichinella spiralis
Giardia lamblia
Balantidium coli
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