Parasitology — Flashcards

Flashcard 231: Plasmodium _____ has the longest incubation period.

Answer: malariae

Flashcard 232: Two nuclei in the tail region are seen in _____

Answer: Brugia malayi (helminth)

Flashcard 233: What parasite class has all diecious members?_____

Answer: Nematodes

Flashcard 234: Amoebic liver abscess can be diagnosed by demonstrating trophozoites in the _____.

Answer: pus

Flashcard 235: Patients infected with Schistosoma haematobium characteristically have _____ hematuria

Answer: terminal

Flashcard 236: Which stage of Schistosoma is infective to snails?

Answer: Miracidia

Flashcard 237: Can the egg of T. saginata be differentiated from T. solium?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 238: What is the infective form of Clonorchis sinensis?_____

Answer: Metacercaria larva

Flashcard 239: What is the infective form in Dracunculiasis?

Answer: Third-stage (L3) larva

Flashcard 240: Which parasite's egg is characterized as being large, ovoid, operculated, and bile-stained?

Answer: Fasciola hepatica

Extra: Note: Fasciolopsis buski (intestinal fluke) eggs are morphologically indistinguishable from Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) eggs.