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This section includes 22 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Where are the protozoa present during the acute stage of Chagas’ disease? |
| A. | blood |
| B. | spleen |
| C. | liver |
| D. | stool |
| Answer» B. spleen | |
| 2. |
Chagas’ disease is transmitted to humans by ________________ |
| A. | tsetse fly |
| B. | mosquitoes |
| C. | reduviid bugs |
| D. | sandflies |
| Answer» D. sandflies | |
| 3. |
African sleeping sickness is caused by _______________ |
| A. | Trypanosoma cruzi |
| B. | Trypanosoma gambiense |
| C. | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| D. | Leishmania tropica |
| Answer» C. Trichomonas vaginalis | |
| 4. |
What is the incubation period for kala azar disease? |
| A. | 24 h |
| B. | 1 month |
| C. | 2-4 months |
| D. | 7 days |
| Answer» D. 7 days | |
| 5. |
Leishmania organism are transmitted to humans by ______________ |
| A. | sandflies |
| B. | tsetse flies |
| C. | mosquitoes |
| D. | bugs |
| Answer» B. tsetse flies | |
| 6. |
The disease espundia is caused by which of the following protozoa? |
| A. | Leishmania brasiliensis |
| B. | Leishmania donovani |
| C. | Leishmania tropica |
| D. | Phlebotomus sp |
| Answer» B. Leishmania donovani | |
| 7. |
How much time does it take for the rupture of infected erythrocytes with P. vivax? |
| A. | 24 h |
| B. | 48 h |
| C. | 72 h |
| D. | 96 h |
| Answer» C. 72 h | |
| 8. |
Laboratory diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica depends on identification in the ___________ |
| A. | blood |
| B. | urine |
| C. | saliva |
| D. | stool |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
THE_DISEASE_ESPUNDIA_IS_CAUSED_BY_WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_PROTOZOA??$ |
| A. | Leishmania brasiliensis |
| B. | Leishmania donovani |
| C. | Leishmania tropica |
| D. | Phlebotomus sp |
| Answer» B. Leishmania donovani | |
| 10. |
What is the incubation period for kala azar disease?$ |
| A. | 24 h |
| B. | 1 month |
| C. | 2-4 months |
| D. | 7 days |
| Answer» D. 7 days | |
| 11. |
Leishmania organism are transmitted to humans by ______________$ |
| A. | sandflies |
| B. | tsetse flies |
| C. | mosquitoes |
| D. | bugs |
| Answer» B. tsetse flies | |
| 12. |
Where is the protozoa present during the acute stage of Chagas’ disease?$ |
| A. | blood |
| B. | spleen |
| C. | liver |
| D. | stool |
| Answer» B. spleen | |
| 13. |
Chagas’ disease is transmitted to humans by ________________$ |
| A. | tsetse fly |
| B. | mosquitoes |
| C. | reduviid bugs |
| D. | sandflies |
| Answer» D. sandflies | |
| 14. |
African sleeping sickness is caused by _______________ |
| A. | Trypanosoma cruzi |
| B. | Trypanosoma gambiense |
| C. | Trichomonas vaginalis |
| D. | Leishmania tropica |
| Answer» C. Trichomonas vaginalis | |
| 15. |
How much time does it take for rupture of infected erythrocytes with P. vivax? |
| A. | 24 h |
| B. | 48 h |
| C. | 72 h |
| D. | 96 h |
| Answer» C. 72 h | |
| 16. |
The schizonts enter which body part? |
| A. | bloodstream |
| B. | spleen |
| C. | mouth |
| D. | liver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
After how many days of infection by mosquitoes do the symptoms for malaria occur? |
| A. | 1-2 |
| B. | 3-5 |
| C. | 10-16 |
| D. | 20-30 |
| Answer» D. 20-30 | |
| 18. |
Most commonly Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae causes malaria in humans. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 19. |
African sleeping sickness is caused by which of the following protozoa? |
| A. | Entamoeba histolytica |
| B. | Trypanosoma gambiense |
| C. | Leishmania donovani |
| D. | Plasmodium vivax |
| Answer» C. Leishmania donovani | |
| 20. |
Laboratory diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica depends on identification in the ___________. |
| A. | blood |
| B. | urine |
| C. | saliva |
| D. | stool |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
For the malaria protozoa, mosquitoes are the definitive host. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 22. |
Animals that are routinely infected with a protozoan or parasite are termed as _______________ |
| A. | definitive host |
| B. | intermediate host |
| C. | reservoir host |
| D. | parasitic host |
| Answer» D. parasitic host | |