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A cyst that possesses a single nucleus and a large glycogen vacuole that stains deeply with iodine belong to? |
IODAMOEBA BUSTCHLII |
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Which of the following would have a double-walled wrinkled cyst form? |
ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII |
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Which trophozoite is distinguished by the possession of achromatic granules surrounding its karyosomal chromatin? |
IODAMOEBA BUTSCHLII |
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Failure to find bacteria in purulent spinal fluid should alert one to find the possibility of an infection with? |
AMOEBAE |
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Mature cyst of Entamoeba polecki has how many nuclei? |
1 |
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Which of the following amebae has chromatoid bodies in the cyst stage? |
ENTAMOEBA |
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Trichinella spiralis are usually destroyed in pork by? |
COOKING AT 56 °C |
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A malarial parasite undergoing asexual multiplication characterized by dividing masses of chromatin is called? |
SCHIZONT |
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The preferred stain for malaria/trypanosomes in thin blood smears is? |
GIEMSA |
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The identifying characteristics of Plasmodium malariae infection are? |
BAND FORMS |
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The ovum of this parasite hatches upon contact with water? |
A. Clonorchis sinensis B. Heterophyes heterophyes C. Schistosoma haematobium D. Metagonimus yokogawai |
SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM |
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A tapeworm with a spoon-shaped scolex is? |
DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM LATUM |
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Disease which are epidemic over a large territory are said to be? |
PANDEMIC |
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The length in meters of the adult Diphyllobothrium latum? |
8-12 METERS |
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Sheathed microfilariae? |
A. Brugia malayi & Onchocerca volvulus B. Loa loa & Onchocerca volvulus C. Onchocerca volvulus D. Wuchureria bancrofti |
WUCHURERIA BANCROFTI |
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Which of the following amoeba do not encyst? |
A. Entamoeba coli B. Entamoeba gingivalis C. Endolimax nana D. Iodamoeba bustchlii |
ENTAMOEBA GINGIVALIS |
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The largest intestinal protozoan? |
BALANTIDIUM COLI |
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The common name hookworm includes the following parasites, except? |
A. Necator americanus B. Trichuris trichiuria C. Ancylostoma caninum D. Ancylostoma duodenale |
TRICHURIS TRICHIURIA |
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The disease most commonly associated with Acathamoeba is? |
KERATITIS |
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Which of the following is the most important feature in differentiating cysts of Entamoeba histolytica from Entamoeba dispar? |
CYSTS CANNOT BE MORPHOLOGICALLY DIFFERENTIATED |
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Babesia sp. is an organism that has been recovered in a number of human infections worldwide. In an examination of stained blood films, these organisms are likely to resemble? |
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM |
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Eggs or larvae recovered in the stool are routinely used to diagnose infections caused by all the following helminthes except? |
A. Trichinella spiralis B. Necator americanus C. Strongyloides stercoralis D. Ascaris lumbricoides |
TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS |
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A free-living amoeba that causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)? |
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI |
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Visceral larva migrans is associated with which of the following organisms? |
TOXOCARA CANIS |
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Cysticercosis is caused by the disseminated larvae of? |
TAENIA SOLIUM |
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The peripheral smear of a cerebral malaria patient shows the following stages? |
SCHIZONT WITH 8-32 MEROZOITES |
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The following diagnostic method/s detect/s Plasmodial antigens, except? |
A. Indirect fluorescent antibody testB. Dipstick (Pf test)C. Card testD. Optimal test |
INDIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TEST (IFAT) |
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The following mechanisms have been implicated in the pathology of malaria? |
SEQUESTRATION/CYTO ADHERENCE TO THE ENDOTHELIAL CELLS |
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The following erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum are usually detected in the blood smear? |
SCHIZONTS |
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The malaria attack or paroxysm is characterized by the following? |
FEVER SWEATING CHILLS |
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The natural mode of transmission of Plasmodium is? |
MOSQUITO BITE |
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The fever pattern in Plasmodium falciparum infection is? |
MALIGNANT TERTIAN |
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The following stages of Plasmodium vivax are detected in the malaria smear, except? |
A. Trophozoites B. Gametocytes C. Schizonts D. Hypnozoites |
HYPNOZOITES |
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Which of the following is the biologic vector of malaria? |
ANOPHELES MINIMUS VAR. FLAVIROSTRIS |
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Taiwan Taenia which is also known as Taenia asiatica can utilize the following as intermediate host? |
PORK DOG MEAT GOAT MEAT |
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The most common definitive host of Echinococcus granulosus is/are? |
DOGS |
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Brain involvement due to larval infection is caused by? |
TAENIA SOLIUM/PORK TAPEWORM |
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Anemia due to diphyllobothriasis is caused by? |
VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY |
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The following parasites develop the cysticercoid type of encysted larva, except? |
A. Hymenolepis nana B. Echinococcus granulosus C. Dipylidium caninum D. Raillietina garrisoni |
ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS –hydatid cyst |
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Differentiation between Taenia solium & Taenia saginata can be based on the examination of? |
SCOLEX GRAVID SEGMENTS |
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Cysticercosis is acquired through which of the following? |
INGESTION OF TAENIA SOLIUM EGGS EGGS → CYSTICERCOID LARVA |
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The parameter/s of a successful tapeworm treatment is/are? |
RECOVERY OF THE SCOLEX, NEGATIVE STOOL EXAM, 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TREATMENT |
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Which of the following is known to cause cholecytitis & pancreatitis? |
ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES |
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Which of the following is a blood sucker that causes anemia? |
A. Trichuris trichiuria B. Ascaris lumbricoides C. Both A&B D. Neither A nor B |
TRICHURIS TRICHIURIA |
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Which of the following can be diagnosed by an existing antigen detection test (card test)? |
WUCHURERIA BANCROFTI BRUGIA MALAYI |
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To increase the sensitivity of the perianal swab technique, the specimen is best collected? |
THE FOLLOWING MORNING AFTER A NOCTURNAL PRURITUS |
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One of the following nematode infections may not be prevented through the provision of sanitary toilets? |
ENTEROBIASIS |
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Factors that are contributory to the spread of enterobiasis include the following, except? |
A. Absence of sanitary toilets B. Lack of adequate water supply C. Lack of personal hygiene D. Overcrowding |
ABSENCE OF SANITARY TOILETS |
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The laboratory method recommended in the diagnosis of enterobiasis is? |
SCOTCH TAPE SWAB |
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The infective stage of Capillaria philippinensis has been identified from? |
FISHES |
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