MIP 260 Final Exam Questions with Revised Answers Updated
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MIP 260 Final Exam Questions with Revised Answers Updated
Where does Plasmodium spp. stay in the human host to replicate? - Answer-In the liver
What is the next stage after Plasmodium spp. replicates in the liver? - Answer-Merozoites move to the blood
Which organism is the definitive host...
MIP 260 Final Exam Questions with
Revised Answers Updated
Where does Plasmodium spp. stay in the human host to replicate? - Answer-In the liver
What is the next stage after Plasmodium spp. replicates in the liver? - Answer-
Merozoites move to the blood
Which organism is the definitive host for Plasmodium spp.? - Answer-Mosquito
What is the cycle Plasmodium spp. goes through? - Answer-Oocyst
What is the scientific name of the parasite known as the Guinea worm? - Answer-
Dracunculus medinensis
What is the intermediate host of Dracunculus medinensis? - Answer-Copepod
How does Dracunculus medinensis become infectious to humans? - Answer-It needs to
reach the L3 stage
Where can Dracunculus medinensis be found in order to infect humans? - Answer-
Contaminated water
What is the method for identifying Dracunculus medinensis in infected individuals? -
Answer-Gross worm identification
What type of reproduction does Dracunculus medinensis exhibit? - Answer-
Ovoviviparous (eggs hatch inside the worm, larvae are released)
What are the reservoir hosts for Dracunculus medinensis? - Answer-Wild and domestic
hosts
What is the vector for Wuchereria bancrofti? - Answer-Mosquito (L3 enters host)
What disease is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti? - Answer-Elephantiasis/lymphatic
filariasis
What type of parasite is Wuchereria bancrofti? - Answer-Nematode
What is the diagnostic test for Wuchereria bancrofti? - Answer-Knott's test
, How does Wuchereria bancrofti reproduce? - Answer-Ovoviviparous, microfilaria
migrate to lymphs and blood (presence depends on time of day)
What type of parasite is Ascaris sp.? - Answer-Soil-transmitted helminth
What is a characteristic of Ascaris sp. eggs? - Answer-They are hardy
How can an earthworm be involved in the life cycle of Ascaris sp.? - Answer-It can act
as a paratenic host
What method is used for diagnosing Ascaris sp. infection? - Answer-Flotation
In which body systems can Ascaris sp. larvae migrate to? - Answer-GI, respiratory, liver
Platyhelminthes - Answer-Trematodes and cestodes
- no body cavity "acoelomate"
- mass of fibers and cells with reproductive organs, musculature...
- sensory and motor nerve elements with elaborate nervous system
What are the key characteristics of nematodes related to their body shape? - Answer--
Bilaterally symmetrical
- Elongated
- Tapered at both ends
What are some features of nematodes' reproductive system? - Answer-- Dioecious
- Ovoviviparous
- Oviparous
- Bursa (male)
What is a notable external feature of nematodes? - Answer-- Cuticle
Chewing lice - Answer-- small
- head usually broader than protha
- birds and mammals (dead skin...)
- no free living stages
Sucking Lice - Answer-- only in mammals
- head is narrow
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