Parasitology — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: Ingestion of _____ in undercooked beef or pork results in taeniasis (intestinal infection)

Answer: Taenia cysticerci (larvae)

Extra: Note: Ingestion of T. solium eggs via contaminated water/food (fecal-oral route) results in cysticercosis (tissue infection), whereas ingestion of larvae (cysticerci) in undercooked meat results in taeniasis (intestinal infection).

Flashcard 112: The following are the parasites causing autoinfection (mnemonic: CHEST.C)C-_____H-Hymenolepis nanaE-Enterobius vermicularisS-Strongyloides stercoralisT-Taenia soliumC-Capillaria philippinensis

Answer: Cryptosporidium parvum

Flashcard 113: Clonorchis sinensis tends to inhabit the _____ and biliary tree

Answer: liver

Flashcard 114: Leishmania donovani presents as _____ leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar (black fever)

Answer: visceral

Flashcard 115: Schistosoma _____ has a large lateral spine

Answer: mansoni

Flashcard 116: Which intestinal parasites are ingested via contaminated water in the cyst form?_____

Answer: Giardia

Flashcard 117: Parasitological diagnosis in _____ is made by Demonstration of LD bodies in buffy coat smear

Answer: Kala Azar

Flashcard 118: _____ of the helminth Toxocara canis can enter the eye and cause blindness

Answer: Larvae

Flashcard 119: Infection of the helminth _____ occurs via drinking of water contaminated with larvae in copepods

Answer: Dracunculus medinensis

Flashcard 120: How is the presence of Strongyloides stercoralis diagnosed? _____, Eosinophilia

Answer: Larvae in stool O&P