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Only protozoan found in lumen of small intestine (in duodenum and upper jejunum) |
Giardia lamblia |
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In giardia lamblia, encystation occurs in |
Colon |
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Trichomonas vaginalis causes |
Urogenital trichomoniasis |
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Trophozite in giardia lambia attaches to epithelial cells by |
Sucking discs |
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Mature cyst in Giardia lamblia has ___ nuclei |
4 |
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In giardia lamblia trophozoite has ___ shaped body |
Pear |
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Giardia lamblia has ___ pair of flagella, ___ nuclei and ___ axostyles |
4, 2, 2 |
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Giardia Lamblia causes which disease. It is the most common intestinal pathogen, especially in children |
Giardiasis (lambliasis) |
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In trichomonas vaginalis there are ___ free anterior flagellas and one running along outer margin of membrane. |
4 |
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How many axostyles in trichomonas vaginalis? |
1 |
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Are cysts formed in trichomonas vaginalis? |
No |
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What species of trichomonas is harmless commensal and lives in mouth (periodontal pockets) and does not form cysts |
Trichomonas tenax |
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The specific morphological structure of haemoflagellates is |
Kinetoplast |
Basal body from which flagella arises |
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Which leishmania species cause visceral leishmaniasis |
L. Donovani and L. Infantum |
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Which protozoa lives in vagina of females and urethra & prostate of males |
Trichomonas vaginalis |
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What species of trichomonas lives in large intestine, is not pathogenic for humans and only has trophozite form |
Trichomonas hominis |
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In life cycle of leishmania, what are the 2 hosts? |
A vertebrate and sand fly (insect host) |
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How many development stages for leishmania? |
2 |
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Which leishmania species cause cutaneous leishmaniasis |
L. Major and L. Tropica |
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Which Leishmania species cause mucocutaneous leishmaniasis |
L. Brasiliensis and L. Mexicana |
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Leishmania tropica and Leishmania donovani is an agent of ____ type of disease? |
Anthroponotic |
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Leishmania major and Leishmania infantum is an agent of ____ type of disease? |
Anthropozoonotic |
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L. Donovani and L. Infantum are located in what organs of humans? |
Lymph nodes, liver, spleen and red bone marrow |
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What stage of L. Major and L. Tropica are present in what cells of humans?
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Amastigote stage. Present in skin cells of humans |
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