1) Cryptosporidium multiplies in the host through:

2) Diagnostic stage of Balantidium coli in stool:

3) Which drug is preferred for treating Strongyloides infection?

4) Paragonimus westermani is known as the:

5) The definitive host of H. diminuta is:

6) Autoinfection in Strongyloides allows:

7) Which is the most common intestinal protozoan in the world?

8) What is the infective stage of Schistosoma spp.?

9) The diagnostic stage of Cyclospora in stool is:

10) Which organ is most commonly targeted by parasites?

11) Definitive host of Paragonimus westermani :

12) The study of protozoa is called:

13) The extraintestinal complication of amoebiasis is:

14) The typical location of Strongyloides autoinfection is in:

15) Which helminth has a “barrel-shaped” egg with polar plugs?

16) The cyst wall in muscle tissue is associated with:

17) Prevention of Fasciola hepatica infection includes:

18) The site most commonly affected in extraintestinal amoebiasis is:

19) Which parasite is known to cause brain abscess in humans via zoonotic transmission?

20) Diagnosis of Dipylidium involves:

21) What is the most serious manifestation of cysticercosis?

22) The “Maurer’s dots” are associated with which species?

23) Which mosquito type is most commonly found in urban areas?

24) The term “infectivity” refers to:

25) Ring forms in RBCs are characteristic of:

26) Humans acquire toxoplasmosis through all except:

27) The diagnostic stage of Enterobius vermicularis is found using:

28) Parasites with direct life cycles:

29) Which of the following terms refers to the number of new cases of infection in a population?

30) Parasites often survive long in hosts due to:

31) What is the major clinical complication of D. latum ?

32) Diphyllobothrium latum is acquired by eating:

33) Parasites that require two or more hosts to complete life cycle are:

34) Which characteristic distinguishes Aedes from Anopheles and Culex?

35) Cyst stage is absent in which protozoan?

36) Opisthorchis and Clonorchis infections are associated with:

37) Prevention of Taenia solium infection includes:

38) The antennae of male mosquitoes are:

39) Balantidium coli infection is commonly associated with:

40) Parasites that require two or more hosts to complete their life cycle are:

41) The study of insect vectors is known as:

42) The larvae of Anisakis primarily attach to:

43) The term “incubation period” means:

44) Treatment for cysticercosis includes:

45) Anisakis is most likely to cause:

46) The adult form of Opisthorchis viverrini lives in the:

47) A key diagnostic feature of Taenia eggs is:

48) The diagnosis of acute Toxoplasma infection can be done by:

49) The best time to perform the tape test is:

50) Which schistosome species lays eggs with a lateral spine?

51) Giardia trophozoite attaches to intestinal mucosa using:

52) The disease elephantiasis is caused by:

53) How is human echinococcosis acquired?

54) Which clinical sign is commonly associated with hookworm infection?

55) Which response is most involved in parasite pathogenesis?

56) A patient with anemia and eosinophilia may be infected with:

57) Which helminth has a “barrel-shaped” egg with polar plugs?

58) The adult form of Opisthorchis viverrini lives in the:

59) The site of egg deposition by Schistosoma haematobium is:

60) A preventive method against filariasis:

61) Intermediate host of E. granulosus :

62) Ancylostoma duodenale causes anemia due to:

63) The egg of Hymenolepis diminuta differs from H. nana by:

64) Fasciola hepatica infection can be treated with:

65) Pathogenesis caused by Echinococcus granulosus involves:

66) Opisthorchis resembles which trematode?

67) Which drug is commonly used to treat Ascaris lumbricoides infection?

68) Zoonosis refers to a disease that is:

69) A facultative parasite:

70) Parasite virulence refers to:

71) Trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica moves using:

72) Which drug is commonly used to treat Ascaris and Trichuris infections?

73) Which stage of Plasmodium undergoes schizogony in red blood cells?

74) Which test is used to diagnose Enterobius vermicularis infection?

75) Paragonimus westermani infection typically presents as:

76) Cyclospora oocysts require time outside the host to:

77) Traditional removal method of Dracunculus :

78) A paratenic host is one in which the parasite:

79) Drug of choice for Giardia lamblia :

80) Which parasite causes pathogenesis mainly via immune response hypersensitivity?

81) Which mosquito is the primary vector for yellow fever?

82) A parasite that cannot survive without a host is termed:

83) Fasciola hepatica infection can be treated with:

84) Which host harbors both sexual and asexual stages of parasites?

85) What is a vector in parasitology?

86) Which of the following is a morphological feature of Fasciolopsis buski ?

87) Humans act as the definitive host for which Sarcocystis species?

88) Characteristic morphology of Clonorchis sinensis eggs:

89) Toxoplasma gondii oocysts are shed by:

90) Which stage in the mosquito life cycle is responsible for disease transmission?

91) What structure helps T. vaginalis move?

92) Re-infection of E. vermicularis can be prevented by:

93) Diagnostic method for Trichomonas vaginalis :

94) Prevention of Anisakis is achieved by:

95) Which of the following is a protozoan parasite?

96) In parasitology, “infestation” usually refers to:

97) A distinguishing feature of P. malariae is:

98) Which stage multiplies rapidly during acute infection?

99) Which of the following parasites may be found in zoonotic transmission via undercooked meat?

100) Which host harbors the sexual stage of a parasite?

101) Ancylostoma duodenale causes anemia due to:

102) Which form of Plasmodium is injected into humans by the Anopheles mosquito?

103) Thick blood smear is primarily used to:

104) Which protozoan exists only in trophozoite form?

105) Dracunculus medinensis transmission occurs via:

106) Anisakiasis primarily affects which system?

107) Which form of Plasmodium is crescent-shaped?

108) Paragonimus westermani is known as the:

109) The adult Fasciola hepatica resides in:

110) The schizont stage of Plasmodium contains:

111) What is the intermediate host for Dipylidium caninum ?

112) Treatment for trichuriasis is:

113) The term “vector” in parasitology refers to:

114) What is the infective form of Giardia ?

115) Staining used to identify Balantidium:

116) Which term describes a parasite that accidentally infects a host that it normally does not infect?

117) Commensalism is a relationship where:

118) Which parasite causes “creeping eruption” in humans?

119) The hallmark shape of Babesia in red blood cells is:

120) Infection by Schistosoma occurs through:

121) Staining technique of choice for Cystoisospora is:

122) Taenia solium infection occurs via ingestion of:

123) Transmission of Dracunculus medinensis occurs via:

124) Parasites that live on the surface of the host are called:

125) Which mosquito is responsible for transmitting Japanese encephalitis?

126) Transmission of Entamoeba histolytica occurs via:

127) Drug of choice for Schistosomiasis :

128) The first intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica is:

129) Which stage of Plasmodium is transmitted to humans by the mosquito?

130) The diagnostic stage of E. histolytica in stool is:

131) The intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica is:

132) A zoonosis is:

133) Drug of choice for T. vaginalis infection:

134) The definitive host for Fasciolopsis buski is:

135) The lung fluke is:

136) Which Plasmodium species has a quartan fever cycle (72 hours.?

137) What is unique about Hymenolepis nana ?

138) Which host does NOT contribute to parasite development but carries it?

139) The diagnosis of acute Toxoplasma infection can be done by:

140) Infection by Schistosoma occurs through:

141) Which drug is most effective against schistosomiasis?

142) The diagnostic form of T. vaginalis is:

143) Main habitat of Balantidium in the body:

144) Common symptom of balantidiasis:

145) A common sign of Trichinella infection:

146) A disease shared between humans and animals is called:

147) Which tapeworm egg has an operculum?

148) Which diagnostic method is used to detect protozoa in stool?

149) Trichinella larvae primarily encyst in:

150) Non-pathogenic species morphologically similar to E. histolytica :

151) Diagnosis of Balantidium coli is based on:

152) Anisakis is most likely to cause:

153) Hookworm larvae infect humans via:

154) What is the primary focus of parasitology?

155) Katayama fever is associated with:

156) Which parasite has larvae in muscle on biopsy?

157) The adult Clonorchis sinensis is found in the:

158) Parasitology is the study of:

159) A disease reservoir is best defined as:

160) Treatment of Clonorchis sinensis :

161) A distinguishing feature of Taenia saginata is:

162) What is the egg difference between H. diminuta and H. nana ?

163) A common complication of Taenia solium infection is:

164) Which mosquito genus is the primary vector for malaria?

165) Which parasite transmission route is considered vertical?

166) Long-term complication of Opisthorchis viverrini infection:

167) Plasmodium vivax causes fever every:

168) The presence of a parasite without signs of disease is:

169) Tertian malaria refers to fever every:

170) Ascaris eggs become infective after:

171) Ascaris eggs become infective after:

172) Hypnozoites are dormant stages found in:

173) Ascaris infection is prevented by:

174) Which of the following is a mechanism used by parasites to evade host immunity?

175) Toxoplasma gondii is particularly dangerous for:

176) Which stage of Plasmodium invades red blood cells?

177) What is the vector for Wuchereria bancrofti?

178) Entamoeba histolytica causes:

179) Parasitic infections are most common in:

180) The typical location of Strongyloides autoinfection is in:

181) Muscle biopsy is useful in diagnosing infection with:

182) The mode of entry for hookworm larvae is:

183) Which drug is preferred for treating intestinal Taenia solium infection?

184) Hookworm larvae infect humans via:

185) A parasite that temporarily attaches to a host for feeding is:

186) Parasites with direct life cycles:

187) The egg of H. nana show:

188) Which term describes a disease caused by parasites?

189) What is the most common symptom of Enterobius vermicularis?

190) Paragonimus eggs are passed in:

191) Which Echinococcus species causes hydatid disease in humans?

192) The intermediate host of Schistosoma is:

193) The ability of a parasite to be transmitted from one host to another is known as:

194) Necator americanus is commonly known as:

195) Which of the following is a complication of heavy Ascaris infection ?

196) Morphologically, Cyclospora oocysts measure around:

197) Which host harbors the larval or asexual stage of a parasite?

198) Parasites can cause anemia by:

199) All trematode eggs are operculated EXCEPT:

200) Which parasite shows no tissue migration ?

201) Trichuriasis is often associated with:

202) Blastocystis commonly exists in which form?

203) Which parasite shows no eggs in stool , but larvae only ?

204) Paragonimus westermani infection typically presents as:

205) What is the treatment of choice for D. latum infection?

206) The diagnostic stage of Plasmodium in human blood is:

207) The larval stage of mosquitoes lives in:

208) Opisthorchis and Clonorchis infections are associated with:

209) Diagnostic method for paragonimiasis:

210) The mosquito stage where fertilization occurs is called:

211) Which test is used to diagnose Enterobius vermicularis infection?

212) Humans get Dipylidium caninum from:

213) What is the vector for Wuchereria bancrofti?

214) Chronic lymphatic filariasis leads to: