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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 | |