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Which of the following is the most sensitive diagnostic test to detect current schistosomiasis? |
KATO KATZ METHOD |
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Which antigen may be detected by available rapid diagnostic tests for malarial diagnosis? |
HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN-2LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE |
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Which diagnostic test detects antibodies for Schistosoma japonicum egg antigen? |
SJ-URIDIP |
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Which of the following parasitic organisms is not associated with immunocompromised human hosts? |
A. Schistosomiasis B. Strongyloidiasis C. Cryptosporidiosis D. None of those mentioned |
SCHISTOSOMIASIS. -Both Strongyloides stercoralis & Cryptosporidium parvum causes INTERNAL AUTOINFECTION in immunocompromised hosts |
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Which of the following has been shown to be associated with cholangiocarcinoma? |
OPISTORCHIS FELINEUS |
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A known paratenic host of Paragonimus westermani? |
PIGS |
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Intermediate host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis? |
SNAIL |
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Which of the following malarial parasite has the longest incubation period? |
PLASMODIUM MALARIAE |
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Which of the following is the most morphologically similar to Entamoeba histolytica? |
ENTAMOEBA DISPAR |
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Intestinal pathology of amebiasis can be described as? |
FLASK-SHAPED ULCER |
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The most common site of extraintestinal amebic pathology is the? |
RIGHT LOBE OF THE LIVER |
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Bloody diarrhea can be a clinical feature of infection with the following, except? |
A. Giardia lamblia B. Shigella C. Entamoeba histolytica D. None of those mentioned |
GIARDIA LAMBLIA |
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Extraintestinal pathology may occur in? |
A. Giardia lamblia B. Cryptosporidium C. Entamoeba histolytica D. None of those mentioned |
ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA |
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Strawberry cervix & pingpong disease may be clinical feature of this infection? |
TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS |
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Malabsorption & steatorrhea (fatty stools) may be clinical features of this infection? |
GIARDIA LAMBLIA |
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Infective stage of Trichomonas vaginalis? |
TROPHOZOITE – no cyst stage |
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Which of the following organisms has cilia? |
BALANTIDIUM COLI |
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Which of the following organisms has a pseudopodium? |
ENTAMOEBA |
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Giardia lamblia has how many pairs of flagella? |
4 |
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The following are true statements about Giardia and giardiasis, except? |
A. Giardia can result in alterations in the intestinal villi B. The mature Giardia cyst has two nuclei C. Safe food and drinking are the primary strategies for prevention of Giardiasis |
THE MATURE GIARDIA CYST HAS TWO NUCLEI• MATURE CYST: 4 NUCLEI• IMMATURE CYST: 2 NUCLEI |
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The following are true statements about Entamoeba, except? |
A. Both Entamoeba dispar & Entamoeba histolytica can result in asymptomatic infections B. Trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica are more commonly found in diarrheic stools than in formed stools C. Microscopy is the diagnostic method of choice in differentiating pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica and non-pathogenic Entamoeba dispar D. None of those mentioned |
MICROSCOPY IS THE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF CHOICE IN DIFFERENTIATING PATHOGENIC E. HISTOLYTICA AND NON-PATHOGENIC E. DISPAR |
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The stage of development of Toxoplasma gondii that is present in cat feces is? |
OOCYST |
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Which of the following has the most number of merozoites in its schizont form? |
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM |
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The parasite that is detected by acid fast stained fecal smear is? |
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM and other coccidians |
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The parasite that causes encephalitis & death in HIV-AIDS patients is? |
TOXOPLASMA GONDII |
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Which are the best staining procedures for Naegleria & Acanthamoeba? |
H&E STAINING |
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RBCS and WBCS in stool specimens are characteristics of? |
BACILLARY DYSENTERY |
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Amebae inhabiting the CNS enter the body through the? |
NASAL MUCOSA |
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Which of the following is the intracellular form of blood & tissue flagellates? |
LEISHMANIAL |
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Which of the following is the cause (vector) of African Sleeping Sickness? |
TSETSE FLY (GLOSSINA SPP.) |
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Which species of Trypanosoma is the cause of Chaga’s Disease? |
TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI |
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The extracellular form of Trypanosoma is a slender organism characterized by an undulating membrane and a free flagellum that arise? |
POSTERIORLY FROM THE KINETOPLAST |
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Which organism is the cause of Kala-azar? |
LEISHMANIA DONOVANI |
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In the laboratory diagnosis of Leishmania donovani, which is the preferred specimen in which to find Leishman-Donovan bodies? |
BONE MARROW |
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A very large cyst whose double wall encloses a ciliated organism with one visible nuclei would be? |
BALANTIDIUM COLI – acquired by accident by man, since it customarily infects swine |
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The malarial organism whose schizont resembles as “fruit pie” in which the merozoite forms a rosette around the malarial pigment is? |
PLASMODIUM MALARIAE |
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A gametocyte of Plasmodium falciparum can be differentiated from that of other malarial species by? |
SHAPE |
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In which type of malaria can Ziemann’s stippling be found? |
PLASMODIUM MALARIAE Malariae – Ziemann’s (Manila Zoo) Ovale – James’ (Orange Juice) Vivax – Schuffner’s (Vilma Santos) Falciparum – Maurer’s (Ferdinand Marcos) |
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Which malarial organism features ring trophozoites that have double chromatin dots, applique forms, and often have multiple parasites in the infected RBCs? |
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM |
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What is the infective stage of the malarial parasite to the vector? |
GAMETOCYTES •GAMETOCYTES: man → mosquito • SPOROZOITES: mosquito → man |
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Which haemoglobin is incompatible with malarial parasite survival? |
HB-SS (SICKLE CELL ANEMIA) |
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What stage of Isosporas is infective to human? |
OOCYST |
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What constitutes a positive result in the Sabin-Feldman dye test? |
TOXOPLASMA LOSES ITS AFFINITY FOR METHYLENE BLUE DYE SABIN-FELDMAN METHYLENE BLUE DYE TEST • Gold standard • Principle : NEUTRALIZATION REACTION |
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Which of the following tests is used for the detection of Cryptosporidium? |
SHEATHER’S SUGAR FLOATAION |
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Which operculated ovum contains a miracidium and can appear in sputum, often accompanied by blood & Charcot-Leyden crystals? |
PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI |
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Which of the Schistosome eggs may be recovered in rectal biopsy? |
SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI |
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Which of the following worms have and oral and ventral sucker in the adult stage? |
TREMATODES/FLUKES |
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Which of the following are hermaphroditic? |
TREMATODES/FLUKES CESTODES/TAPEWORMS |
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Which of the following is the first intermediate host of the flukes? |
SNAIL |
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Which tapeworm proglottid makes its way across the fecal specimen by doubling movements, and is seen under the microscope to have numerous regular uterine branches (more than 15) resembling those of a tree? |
TAENIA SAGINATA |
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