MCQs On Diseases Caused by Helminths

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MCQs on Diseases Caused by Helminths

1. Dracunculiasis is caused by the ___________ worm and transmitted by the __________ vector
(a) Dracunculus medinensis; freshwater crustacean
(b) Dracunculus medinensis; mollusc
(c) Mycobacterium ulcerans; freshwater crustacean
(d) Mycobacterium ulcerans; mollusc

Answer

Answer: (a)


2. Parasite that is also a vector host is
(a) Ascaris
(b) Bug
(c) Fasciola
(d) House fly

Answer

Answer: (b)


3. Filarial larva can be collected from man’s
(a) Peripheral blood at midnight
(b) smears of spleen
(c) smears of intestinal contents
(d) biopsy of liver

Answer

Answer: (a)


4. This disease is caused by a nematod
(a) Amoebiasis
(b) Leprosy
(c) Filariasis
(d) Poliomyelitis

Answer

Answer: (c)


5. This does not accurately describe Lymphatic filariasis
(a) intermediate vector is the mollusc
(b) mainly affects the lower limb
(c) Chyluria is the most common manifestation
(d) is caused by the parasitic worms Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

Answer

Answer: (a)


6. All of these are symptoms of Dracunculiasis infection except
(a) Septic arthritis
(b) Abscess
(c) Facial redness
(d) Tetanus

Answer

Answer: (c)


7. Chenopodium oil is used in
(a) Smallpox
(b) Typhoid
(c) Ascariasis
(d) Tuberculosis

Answer

Answer: (c)


8. This insect transmits relapsing fever
(a) Cimex
(b) Apis
(c) Drosophila
(d) Gryllus

Answer

Answer: (a)


9. Enterobiasis diseases is caused by
(a) Hookworm
(b) Filarial worm
(c) Roundworm
(d) Pinworm

Answer

Answer: (d)


10. Which is a helminth disease
(a) Polio
(b) Filariasis
(c) Filaria
(d) Diphtheria

Answer

Answer: (b)


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