Quiz – Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

Direction: Choose your answer among the given choices.

A. Bancroft’s filarial worm

B. Brugia malayi
C. Wuchereria bancrofti
D. Lymphatic fluid
E. Filariform larva
F. Kinky
G. Graceful
H. Upper lymphatic
I. Chyluric
J. Mansonia spp.
K. Nocturnal
L. Filaridae
M. Elephantiasis
N. Giemsa
O. Lower lymphatic
P. Aedes spp.
Q. Onchocerca volvolus

1. Which parasite is known to cause swelling in the breast tissue?

2. What is the appearance of the urine of a person infected with heavy filarial worm infection?
3. What type of fluid is present in your answer in no. 2?
4. What is the periodicity of W. bancrofti?
5. This is caused by blockage of lymphatic fluid due to worms inside lymph vessels.
6. W. bancrofti and B. malayi belong to what family?
7. In W. bancrofti, what stage is infective to man?
8. What is the habitat of Bancroft’s filarial worm?
9. Which part of the body does B. malayi infect?
10. What is the appearance of Malayan filarial worm microfilariae under a microscope?
11. This parasite does not have terminal nuclei.
12. The sheath of this parasite is unstained under Giemsa stain. (Common name)
13. What is the appearance of Bancroft’s filarial worm under a microscope?
14. The most ideal stain to view the structure of filarial worms.
15. What is the genus of the intermediate host of this parasite with an overlapping body nuclei?

16. A medical technologist is assigned to collect a sample from a patient with suspected Bancroftian
filariasis. Around what time should he collect it?

A. 4am-8am
B. 8pm-4am
C. 4pm-4am
 D. 8am-8pm
17. Maki experienced swelling in his legs and groin. What parasite caused this?
A. W. bancrofti
B. B. malayi
C. L. loa
D. O. volvulus
18. What filarial parasite/s is/are medically important in the Philippines?
A. Bancroft’s filarial worm
B. Malayan filarial worm
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
19. A medical technologist was examining a chyluric urine sample of a patient. He observed
presence of filarial worms. What stage of the parasite can be seen?
A. Microfilariae
B. Adult filaria
C. Filariform larva
D. Rhabditiform larva
20. Gerardo travelled to an place endemic to filarial worm. After staying there for a week, he went
home perfectly fine. After some time, it was discovered that he had filariasis. How long is the
prepatency period of the parasite?
A. 2-3 months
B. 4-5 months
C. 6-8 months
D. 10-12 months

For nos. 21-25, identify which among the choices is related to the given term.

21. Wuchereria bancrofti

A. Diurnal
B. Nocturnal
C. Subperiodic

22. Circulatory system

A. Filariform
B. Microfilaria
C. Adult stage

23. Knott’s concentration technique

A. Swinney filter
B. 2mg of stool
C. 2ml blood : 10ml 2% formalin

24. Vector
A. Pig
B. Mosquito
 C. Rat
25. Pathology
A. Elephantiasis
B. Ground itch
C. Loeffler’s syndrome

ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. I
3. D
4. K
5. M
6. L
7. E
8. O
9. H
10. F
11. C
12. A
13. G
14. N
15. J
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. A