Discipline: Parasitology
Page
40
of
59
D) Public Health Parasitology (MCQ’s)
Answer
Key
C. Final
D. intermediate
669)
An intermediate host whose presence may be required for the completion of a parasite's life cycle but in which no
development of the parasite occurs.
C
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. All of these
670)
Capillaria aerophila causes ___________capillariasis and related symptoms.
A
A. pulmonary
B. intestinal
C. ocular
D. Cutaneous
671)
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) occurs due to subcutaneous migration of the ________larvae
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Protozoan
672)
_____________act as reservoir for the Strongyloides spp infection.
C
A. Cats
B. Cattle
C. Dogs
D. Sheep
673)
Hookworms are
A
A. Nematode
B. Cestode
C. Trematode
D. Tapeworm
674)
Dioctophyma renale large nematode also known as the giant____________
B
A. Kidney fluke
B. Kidney worm
C. Liver fluke
D. Liver worm
675)
The mink (Mustela vison) is considered to be the main reservoir and definite host and humans and dogs are thought to be
_____________hosts for Dioctophyma renale.
D
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. Accidental/terminal
676)
Gnathostomiasis is important _________zoonosis of public health significance.
C
A. Air -borne
B. Soil -borne
C. Food -borne
D. None of these
677)
All are Intermediate hosts Except
D
A. fish
B. chicken
C. snakes
D. cattle
678)
Strongyloidiasis is also known as __________.
A
A. threadworm infection
B. pinworm infection
C. headworm infection
D. birdworm infection
679)
The zoonotic potential of
Strongyloides
fuelleborni is believed to be much _________than
Strongyloides stercoralis
A
A. higher
B. lower
C. equal
D. Both are not zoonotic
680)
Strongyloid infections can also cause _________in man which can be zoonotic in nature.
C
A. hepatitis
B. rumenitis
C. dermatitis
D. None of these
681)
Humans are _________for S. stercoralis infections
A
A. Reservoir host
B. Definitive host
C. Paratenic host
D. None of these
682)
Thelazia callipaeda is a helminth responsible for causing_______ infection in humans and animals
B
A. nose
B. eye
C. ear
D. head
683)
The secretophagous flies play central role in transmission of Thelazia callipaeda
D
A. Tsetse fly
B. Sand fly
C. House flies
D. secretophagous flies
684)
High numbers of Trichinella larvae are present in__________
D
A. Diaphragm
B. Tongue
C. Massetar muscles
D. All of these
685)
Trichinella larvae make _______cells in the muscle
A
A. nurse
B. lady