Clinical Parasitology Quiz

Which genera of flagellates are found in blood, tissues, and CSF?

• Entamoeba and Cryptosporidium

• Giardia and Trichomonas

• Plasmodium and Babesia

• Trypanosoma and Leishmania

Which stage of Leishmania is the infective stage to sandflies?

• Epimastigotes

• Amastigotes

• Promastigotes

• Trypomastigotes

What is the primary mode of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans?

• Contamination of bite wounds

• Blood transfusion

• Feces of vector entering bite wound

• Vertical transmission

Which disease is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense?

• American Trypanosomiasis

• Kala-azar

• Chagas Disease

• African Sleeping Sickness

What is the infective stage to humans for Trypanosoma brucei complex?

• Promastigotes

• Epimastigotes

• Metacyclic trypomastigotes

• Amastigotes

Which Leishmania species causes Visceral Leishmaniasis?

• Leishmania major

• Leishmania donovani

• Leishmania tropica

• Leishmania braziliensis

What is the primary vector for Trypanosoma brucei complex?

• Mosquito

• Sandfly

• Reduviid Bug

• Tsetse fly

Which stage of Trypanosoma is found in the blood of humans?

• Promastigote

• Epimastigote

• Amastigote

• Trypomastigote

Where do amastigotes of Leishmania multiply inside the host?

• Macrophages

• Blood

• Lymph nodes

• Skin capillaries

Which disease is also known as American Trypanosomiasis?

• Chagas Disease

• African Sleeping Sickness

• Kala-azar

• Leishmaniasis