Parasitic Worm Diseases

Q.

Give an example of a sporozoan.

Q.

The disease caused due to worm is

1. tetanus

2. rabies

3. sleeping sickness

4. filariasis

Q.

Worms causing disease Elephantiasis _________ .

Q.

Which one of the following diseases is caused by a nematode?

1. Leprosy

2. Filariasis

3. Amoebiasis

4. Poliomyelitis

Q.

Identify the organism in the picture. ___.

Q.

Which among the following is an odd one?

1. Kala-azar

2. Elephantiasis

3. Amoebic dysentery

4. Sleeping sickness

Q.

Name any two parasitic worms.

Q. Life cycle of Taenia is

1. Monogenetic
2. Digenetic
3. Polygenetic
4. Hexogenetic

Q.

Name the vectors of following diseases :
(i) Kala-azar (ii) Sleeping sickness
(iii) Typhus (iv) Bubonic plague
(v) Malaria (vi) Dengue.

Q. Cysticercus of Taenia develop in

1. Rat
2. Goat
3. Sheep
4. Pig

Q. 'Enterobiasis' disease is caused by

1. Filaria worm
2. Pin worm
3. Hook worm
4. Roundworm

Q. Ringworm can spread by coming in direct contact with an infected person.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Identify the organism in the picture. ___.

Q.

Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by :

1. Ingesting faecal matter

2. Eating imperfectly cooked pork

3. Tsetse fly

4. Mosquito bite

Q. Echinococcus granulosus is a small tapeworm with two rows of hooks and 3-4 proglottids. They live in the body of

1. Sheep and goats
2. Pig
3. Dogs and cats
4. Man

Q. 'Enterobiasis' disease is caused by

1. Pinworm
2. Hookworm
3. Filariaworm
4. Roundworm

Q. The intermediate host of Schistosoma is

1. Mosquito
2. Snail
3. Housefly
4. Sheep

Q. Which one of the following does not have intermediate host?

1. Tapeworm
2. Ascaris
3. Liver fluke
4. Plasmodium

Q. If cysticerci are present in pork they are called as

1. Cysticereosis
2. Bladderworm
3. Measly pork
4. Hydatid cyst

Q. Very short answer type.
Mention two helminth parasites causing disease to man.

Q. Cestodes have

1. A ribbons like flate body
2. A scolex with suckers and hooks
3. Numerous proglottids in the body
4. All of the above

Q. What is diapause and its significance?

Q. In which of the following, is Taenia solium most common?

1. Hindu population
2. Mohammedans
3. Both A and B
4. None of the above

Q. Ringworm can spread by coming in direct contact with an infected person.

1. True
2. False