Discipline: Parasitology
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E) Clinical Parasitology (MCQs)
Answer
Key
819)
Swollen of the lymph nodes in African trypanosomiasis is called as
A
A. Winterbottom’s sign
B. Springbottom sign
C. Both
D. None
820)
Trypanosoma equiperdum cause disease in equines called as
B
A. Nagana
B. Dourin
C. Surra
D. Muri
821)
Dourine in equines is transmitted by
D
A. Insect biting
B. Contaminated food
C. Both
D. Coitus
822)
Surra in animals is caused by
C
A. Trypanosoma brucei
B. Trypanosoma cruzi
C. Trypanosoma evansi
D. Tripanosoma equi
823)
The test used to detect raised levels of IgG and IgM in Trypanosoma evansi infected individuals is the
D
A. Thymol turbidity test
B. Card agglutination test
C. Mercuric chloride test
D. Formol gel test
824)
Trypanosoma species can be culture in vitro on a number of medium including
C
A. NNN medium
B. Weinmann’s medium
C. Both
D. None
825)
Surra in animals can be diagnosed by
D
A. Thymol turbidity test
B. Card agglutination test
C. Mercuric chloride test
D. All above
826)
IgG and IgM levels raised in parasitic infections like
D
A. Malaria
B. Leishmaniasis
C. Schistosomiasis
D. All above
827)
Mal de Caderas is a fatal, usually chronic disease of equines caused by
A
A. Trypanosoma equinum
B. Trypanosoma congolense
C. Trypanosoma evansi
D. All above
828)
Paragona in cattle and other animals is an acute fatal disease caused by
B
A. Trypanosoma equinum
B. Trypanosoma congolense
C. Both
D. Trypanosoma evansi
829)
Souma, a disease of cattle, sheep, gota and horses, is caused by
D
A. Trypanosoma evansi
B. Trypanosoma equinum
C. Trypanosoma congolense
D. Trypanosome vivax
830)
Chaga’s disease can be diagnosed by
A
A. Xenodiagnosis
B. Thymol turbidity test
C. Both
D. Mercuric chloride test
831)
American trypanosomiasis is transmitted by
A
A. Kissing bugs
B. Tsetse fly
C. Both
D. Horse fly
832)
Trypanosoma melophagium is transmitted cyclically in the hindgut by the sheep ked called
B
A. Stomoxys calcitrant
B. Molophagus ovinus
C. Both
D. None
833)
Which of the following species infects primates?
A
A. Trichomonad. suis
B. P. hominis
C. T. buttey
D. Tt. rotunda
834)
Which of the following species does not inhabit the gastro-intestinal tract?
C
A. T. gallinae
B. T. anatis
C. Tt. equi
D. T. tenax
835)
Which of the following species is transmitted sexually?
C
A. Tt. rotunda
B. T. gallinea
C. T. foetus
D. Pt. hominis
836)
Which of the following drugs is effective against Trichomonas vaginalis?
C
A. Penicillin
B. Streptomycin
C. Metronidazol
D. Pentamidine
