- b) Cestode

Parasitology - c) Trematode

- d) Protozoan

Questions 5. The parasite responsible for causing skin

ulcers through the bite of infected sandflies is:

answers PDF - a) Leishmania donovani

- b) Plasmodium falciparum
1. Trypanosoma cruzi causes which parasitic
- c) Trypanosoma cruzi
disease?
- d) Giardia lamblia
- a) Malaria
6. The intermediate host for liver fluke infection
- b) Chagas disease
is typically a:
- c) Leishmaniasis
- a) Snail
- d) Filariasis
- b) Fish
2. The primary mode of transmission for malaria
- c) Mosquito
is through:
- d) Tick
- a) Contaminated food and water
ANSWER
- b) Direct contact with infected individuals
7. The disease resulting from infection with the
- c) Vector (mosquito) bite
pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is called:
- d) Airborne droplets
- a) Ascariasis
3. **Fasciola hepatica** is a parasitic worm that
- b) Trichinosis
affects which organ in the human body?
- c) Cysticercosis
- a) Intestine
- d) Filariasis
- b) Liver
8. **Toxoplasmosis** is commonly transmitted
- c) Lungs
through:
- d) Heart
- a) Mosquito bites
4. Schistosomiasis is caused by which type of
- b) Sexual contact
parasite?
- c) Ingestion of contaminated food or water
- a) Nematode
 - d) Airborne droplets - d) Giardia lamblia

9. The vector for African sleeping sickness is 13. The infectious stage of the malaria parasite
the: that is transmitted to humans through
mosquito bites is called:
- a) Mosquito
- a) Cyst
- b) Tsetse fly
- b) Sporozoite
- c) Sandfly
- c) Trophozoite
- d) Flea
- d) Larva
10. **Ascaris lumbricoides** is a parasitic worm
that primarily affects the: 14. The larvae of which parasitic nematode can
penetrate the skin of humans, causing a
- a) Liver condition known as cutaneous larva migrans?
- b) Intestine - a) Ancylostoma duodenale
- c) Lungs - b) Strongyloides stercoralis
- d) Bloodstream - c) Trichuris trichiura
ANSWER - d) Enterobius vermicularis
11. The eggs of which parasitic worm are 15. **Lyme disease** is primarily transmitted
commonly found in soil contaminated with to humans through the bite of infected:
human feces and can lead to ascariasis upon
ingestion? - a) Mosquitoes

- a) Enterobius vermicularis - b) Fleas

- b) Trichuris trichiura - c) Ticks

- c) Ascaris lumbricoides - d) Lice

- d) Taenia saginata 16. The infectious stage of the **Entamoeba

histolytica** parasite is known as:
12. The disease characterized by the swelling of
body parts, known as elephantiasis, is caused - a) Trophozoite
by:
- b) Cyst
- a) Schistosoma mansoni
- c) Larva
- b) Wuchereria bancrofti
- d) Sporozoite
- c) Taenia solium
17. **Trichinosis** is caused by the 21. **Amebiasis** is primarily caused by the
consumption of undercooked meat containing protozoan parasite:
larvae of:
- a) Giardia lamblia
- a) Taenia solium
- b) Entamoeba histolytica
- b) Trichuris trichiura
- c) Plasmodium falciparum
- c) Toxoplasma gondii
- d) Toxoplasma gondii
- d) Trichinella spiralis
The parasite responsible for causing **Sleeping
18. The vector for the transmission of Sickness** (African trypanosomiasis) is
**Chikungunya** virus is: transmitted to humans through the bite of
infected:
- a) Mosquito
- a) Mosquitoes
- b) Flea
- b) Tsetse flies
- c) Tick
- c) Sandflies
- d) Sandfly
- d) Lice Which parasitic infection is caused by
ANSWER the ingestion of larval cysts found in
19. **Cryptosporidiosis** is often associated undercooked or raw meat, particularly pork?**
with the contamination of water by the oocysts - a) Toxoplasmosis
of:
- b) Trichinosis
- a) Giardia lamblia
- c) Giardiasis
- b) Plasmodium falciparum
- d) Leishmaniasis
- c) Cryptosporidium parvum
22. **The parasite responsible for causing
- d) Toxoplasma gondii African river blindness is transmitted by:**
20. The parasite responsible for causing **River - a) Mosquitoes
Blindness** (onchocerciasis) is transmitted to
humans through the bite of infected: - b) Tsetse flies

- a) Mosquitoes - c) Blackflies

- b) Blackflies - d) Sandflies

- c) Ticks 23. **Which protozoan parasite is responsible

for causing "watery diarrhea" and is often
- d) Sandflies associated with contaminated water sources?**
 - a) Cryptosporidium parvum - b) Amebiasis

- b) Entamoeba histolytica - c) Trichinosis

- c) Trichomonas vaginalis - d) Taeniasis

- d) Plasmodium vivax 28. **The life cycle of the Plasmodium parasite

involves transmission to humans through the
24. **The eggs of which parasitic worm can be bite of:**
found in soil and are a common cause of
parasitic infections in children?** - a) Ticks

- a) Trichuris trichiura - b) Lice

- b) Ascaris lumbricoides - c) Fleas

- c) Taenia saginata - d) Anopheles mosquitoes

- d) Strongyloides stercoralis ANSWER

25. **Which parasitic infection is associated 29. **Which parasitic infection is often
with the transmission of larvae through the skin associated with contaminated swimming pools
from contaminated soil or water?** and water parks, causing diarrhea and
abdominal cramps?**
- a) Dracunculiasis
- a) Cryptosporidiosis
- b) Onchocerciasis
- b) Trichomoniasis
- c) Strongyloidiasis
- c) Schistosomiasis
- d) Loiasis
- d) Amebiasis
26. **The disease caused by the larval stage of
Echinococcus granulosus is known as:** 30. **The vector for the transmission of the
parasite causing Chagas disease belongs to the
- a) Hydatid disease genus:**
- b) Cysticercosis - a) Aedes
- c) Ascariasis - b) Triatoma
- d) Taeniasis

27. **Which parasitic infection is commonly

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transmitted through contaminated vegetables,
fruits, and water, causing gastrointestinal
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symptoms?**

- a) Giardiasis