Compre 2.

0 Parasitology Rationalization

 Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with

A. T.solium
B. Babesia
C. D.latum
D. C. Philippinensis

** Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm/broad tapeworm)

- cestodes
Final host: Man
The condition develops because the tapeworm absorbs large quantity of vitamin B12
and interferes with its ilea! absorption, leading to vitamin B12 deficiency.

 Arrange the following substances in descending order after performing Formol ether
concentration technique:
I. Sediment II. Ether III. Formalin IV. Debris
II,IV,III,I (Ether/Ethyl acetate>Debirs,>Formalin>Sediment)
** The purpose of concentrating feces is to increase the possibility of finding ova, cyst,
or larvae in samples that are not be able to be seen by direct microcscopy.
** Sediment – recovery of eggs
 Hydatid disease is associated with (cystic echinoccosis)
.Echinococcus granulosis
-tapeworm – can be found in dogs as their definitive host
- symptoms of hydatid disease includes : abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting
 Asian refugees fluke infection
A.Schistosoma haematobium - schistosomiasis
B.Paragonimus werstermani – lung fluke, paragonimiasis , eggs can be recovered in
sputum
C.Fasciolopsis buski – intestinal fluke - fasciolopiasis
D. Chlonorchis sinensis -
**also known as Chinese/oriental liver fluke
 Causative agent granulomatous amebic encephalitis and ulcerative keratitis
A. Acanthamoeba -
** contracted by swimming in contaminated water or by inadequate disinfection of
contact lenses.
B. E.coli
C. I.butschlii
D. N.fowleri-
 Stage in the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale gives them the ability
to cause relapse?
A.Ookinete stage
B.Schizont stage
C.Merozoite stage
D.Hypnozoite stage
**a dormant forms in the life cycle of certain parasitic protozoa
 Which of the following stained-smear is used to specify the malaria in a sample?
A. Buffy coat smear
B. Thin smear.
 C. Thick smear – only use for screening
D. Wet prep smear

 A patient is suspected of having amebic dysentery. Upon microscopic examination of

fresh fecal specimen, the following were obtained:
A trophozoite, progressive, unidirectional crawl,evenly distributed peripheral
chromatin,finely granular cytoplasm
A. E.histolytica
B. E.coli
C. I.butschlii
D. N.fowleri
** E. histolytica – is well recognized as a pathogenic amoeba
- associated with amoebiasis
- its trophozoites ingests RBCs

 Parasite resides inside erythrocytes

I. Plasmodium II. Babesia III. Trypanosoma IV. erythrofilariae
A. I,II B. II,III C. II,III,IV D I,II,IV
 Protozoan that infects reticuloendothelial cells
A. Babesia
B. Plasmodium
C. Leishmania
D. Trypanosoma
 Characteristic such as parabasal bodies,axostyle and cytoplasm that shrinks away from
the cell wall
A. B.coli
B. D.fragilis
C. T.rhodesiense
D. G.lamblia
 A method for recovering Giardia and Strongyloides from the duodenum when stool
exams are negative
A. scotch tape swab
B. enterotest
C. duodenal lavage
D. enema
 None but all of the following are kinds of iodine used for parasite identification except
A. Lugol’s iodine
B. D’Antoni’s iodine
C. Gram’s iodine
D. Dobell and O’Connor’s
 Based on the answer from Item no. 22, This iodine is not recommended because
A. too diluted
B. too concentrated
C. too much sediments
D. too sensitive to temperature change
 Substances that will interfere with the examination of feces for ova and parasites
I. laxatives
II.mineral oil
III.urine
 IV. water
A. I only B. I,II only C. I,II,III,IV D. NOTA
 At least how many specimens are usually examined for ova and parasites
3 specimens
 Fifth Childhood disease
A. CHD5
B. VZV9
C. Parvovirus B19
D. EBV5th
 Virus transport medium containing penicillin, gentamicin and amphotericin is used to
collect and transport specimens because the media
D. inhibits bacterial, fungal growth
 Indication that a viral infection is present in tissue smears of biopsies
B. intranuclear inclusions
 Dimorphic fungus
A. S. schenckii
 Colistin-nalidixic acid acgar (CNA) is used primarily for the recovery of
S.aureus
**CNA agar inhibits the growth of gram negative bacteria and is used to isolate gram
positive cocci. It is useful for stool and wound cultures because these may contain large
numbers of gram negative rods.
 Clostridium spp that is most often recovered from awound infection
- wounds infected with clostridia are characterized by invasion and liquiefactive necrosis
of muscle tissue with gas formation
** the most frequent isolate is C. perfringens followed by C. noyi amd C. septicum
 Test that best separates K. oxytoca and K. pneumoniae
** Indole (positive=oxytoca ; negative=pneumoniae)
 Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin) is produced mainly by which Enterobacteriaceae
**E.coli
 A pigment specific for P. aeruginosa
**Pyocyanin, a blue green pigment