Parasitology Examination MCQs

47 clinical MCQs in Parasitology. Which of the following is the least site for formation of hydatid cyst? —. Kenya, Africa and global revision.

Questions, Answers & Explanations

1. Q1. Which of the following is the least site for formation of hydatid cyst? ---

   • Bones
   • Liver
   • Lungs
   • Brain
   • None of the above

   Answer: Brain

2. Q2. Which of the following meals is BEST advisable to be taken with albendazole? ---

   • Carbohydrates
   • Proteins
   • Vitamins
   • Fats
   • All of the above

   Answer: Fats

3. Q3. Which of the following is an armed tapeworm? ---

   • Broad tapeworm
   • Pork tapeworm
   • Beef tapeworm
   • Dwarf tapeworm
   • All of the above

   Answer: Pork tapeworm

4. Q4. Which of the following medication is given based on body weight in treatment of broad tapeworm? ---

   • Niclosamide
   • Praziquantel
   • Metriphonate
   • Albendazole
   • All of the above

   Answer: Praziquantel

5. Q5. Each of the following statements concerning Ascaris lumbricoides is correct except? ---

   • Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the largest nematode
   • Both dogs and cats are intermediate host of Ascaris lumbricoides
   • Ascaris lumbricoides can cause pneumonia
   • Ascaris lumbricoides is transmitted by ingestion of eggs
   • None of the above

   Answer: Both dogs and cats are intermediate host of Ascaris lumbricoides

6. Q6. The human infective stage of Taenia solium is? ---

   • Plerocercoid
   • Procercoid
   • Cysticercus bovis
   • Cysticercus cellulosae
   • Cercariae

   Answer: Cysticercus cellulosae

7. Q7. In which muscles are hexacanth filtered out in the intermediate hosts? ---

   • Smooth muscles
   • Striated muscles
   • Cardiac muscles
   • All of the above
   • Primarily an incidental laboratory finding

   Answer: Striated muscles

8. Q8. Which part of the human body is not inhabited by the larvae in cysticercosis? ---

   • Brain
   • Liver
   • Lung
   • Kidney
   • None of the above

   Answer: Liver

9. Q9. Which of the following parasites cause sparganosis? ---

   • Ancylostoma braziliense
   • Taenia saginata
   • Strongyloides stercoralis
   • Toxocara canis
   • Spirometra theileri

   Answer: Spirometra theileri

10. Q10. Which parasite is best diagnosed using lymphatic fluid? ---

    • Ascaris lumbricoides
    • Wuchereria bancrofti
    • Enterobium vermicularis
    • Taenia multiceps
    • All of the above

    Answer: Wuchereria bancrofti

11. Q11. Which of the following tapeworm infections will require prescription with clonazepam? (Select all) ---

    • Broad tapeworm
    • Pork tapeworm
    • Beef tapeworm
    • Dwarf tapeworm
    • All of the above

    Answer: Pork tapeworm

12. Q12. Which parasite results into micropthalmia condition? ---

    • Diphyllobothrium latum
    • Toxoplasma gondii
    • Strongyloides stercoralis
    • Toxocara canis
    • Enterobium vermicularis

    Answer: Toxocara canis

13. Q13. Which of the following medication is given after a light breakfast? ---

    • Niclosamide
    • Praziquantel
    • Metriphonate
    • Albendazole
    • All of the above

    Answer: Praziquantel

14. Q14. Albendazole mode of action include interference with? ---

    • ATP production
    • Glucose uptake
    • Water absorption
    • Membrane permeability
    • RNA synthesis

    Answer: Glucose uptake

15. Q15. Which of the following medication is contraindicated in thrombocytopenia taenia infected patients? ---

    • Niclosamide
    • Praziquantel
    • Metriphonate
    • Albendazole
    • All of the above

    Answer: Praziquantel

16. Q16. Swimmer's itch is produced by? ---

    • Necator americanus
    • Schistosoma haematobium
    • Enterobium vermicularis
    • Diphyllobothrium latum
    • All of the above

    Answer: Schistosoma haematobium

17. Q17. Which one is associated with nocturnal pruritis ani? ---

    • Necator americanus
    • Enterobium vermicularis
    • Ascaris lumbricoides
    • Diphyllobothrium latum
    • None of the above

    Answer: Enterobium vermicularis

18. Q18. Which of the following is ciliated? ---

    • Rediae
    • Cercariae
    • Coracidium
    • Filariform
    • Microfilariae

    Answer: Coracidium

19. Q19. National Institute of Health (NIH) tape technique is used for diagnosis of? ---

    • Ancylostoma braziliense
    • Enterobium vermicularis
    • Strongyloides stercoralis
    • Toxocara canis
    • Diphyllobothrium latum

    Answer: Enterobium vermicularis

20. Q20. Which of the following is a false tapeworm? ---

    • Ancylostoma braziliense
    • Enterobium vermicularis
    • Strongyloides stercoralis
    • Toxocara canis
    • Diphyllobothrium latum

    Answer: Diphyllobothrium latum

21. Q21. Which parasite can cause erosion of bones? ---

    • Ascaris lumbricoides
    • Echinococcus granulosus
    • Gnathostoma spinigerum
    • Taenia multiceps
    • All of the above

    Answer: All of the above

22. Q22. Prolonged coughing and chest pains can be associated with? ---

    • Echinostoma ilocanum
    • Paragonimus westermanii
    • Fasciolopsis buski
    • Clonorchis sinensis
    • Schistosoma haematobium

    Answer: Paragonimus westermanii

23. Q23. Bothriocephalus anaemia is due to ---

    • Ancylostoma braziliense
    • Taenia saginata
    • Strongyloides stercoralis
    • Toxocara canis
    • Diphyllobothrium latum

    Answer: Diphyllobothrium latum

24. Q24. Which of the following medication is given based on age in treatment of broad tapeworm? ---

    • Niclosamide
    • Praziquantel
    • Metriphonate
    • Albendazole
    • All of the above

    Answer: Niclosamide

25. Q25. Squamous carcinoma of the bladder is associated with which stage? ---

    • Adult
    • Egg
    • Cercarial
    • Metacercaria
    • All of the above

    Answer: Cercarial

26. Q26. Which of the following parasites is associated with achlorhydria? ---

    • Amoeba species
    • Trichomonas species
    • Giardia species
    • Leishmania species
    • Usually mediated by non-specific mechanisms

    Answer: Giardia species

27. Q27. Metronidazole parasite site of target is? ---

    • RNA
    • DNA
    • Ribosomes
    • Cytoskeleton
    • Mostly unchanged in early disease

    Answer: DNA

28. Q28. Which of the following parasites is associated with pyosalpingitis? ---

    • Amoeba species
    • Trichomonas species
    • Giardia species
    • Leishmania species
    • Reduced by routine feedback control

    Answer: Trichomonas species

29. Q29. Which of the following biomolecules helps in the survival of both Leishmania and Plasmodium parasites? ---

    • Lpg
    • Gpi
    • Gp63
    • G6pd
    • All of the above

    Answer: All of the above

30. Q30. Which of the following medication is administered IV? ---

    • Artesunate
    • Pentamidine
    • Arthemeter
    • Emetine
    • Paromomycin

    Answer: Artesunate

31. Q31. Which of the following medicines is antagonist to folic acid? ---

    • Sulfadiazine
    • Pentamidine
    • Arthemeter
    • Fansidar
    • Paromomycin

    Answer: Fansidar

32. Q32. Which drug targets the A site of the ribosomes? ---

    • Pyrimethamine
    • Pentamidine
    • Benzimidazoles
    • Miltefosine
    • Paromomycin

    Answer: Paromomycin

33. Q33. Which drug targets the dihydropteroate synthase? ---

    • Pyrimethamine
    • Sulfadoxine
    • Benzimidazoles
    • Miltefosine
    • Paromomycin

    Answer: Sulfadoxine

34. Q34. Which drug targets the dihydrofolate reductase? ---

    • Pyrimethamine
    • Sulfadiazine
    • Benzimidazoles
    • Nifurtimox
    • Sulfadoxine

    Answer: Pyrimethamine

35. Q35. Which drug targets the vicynyl sulfhydryl groups of pyruvate kinase? ---

    • Pyrimethamine
    • Sulfadiazine
    • Meglumine antimonate
    • Melarsoprol
    • Sulfadoxine

    Answer: Melarsoprol

36. Q36. Mucoid stools are associated with? ---

    • Schistosoma japonicum
    • Giardia lamblia
    • Schistosoma mansoni
    • Entamoeba histolytica
    • Fasciola hepatica

    Answer: Entamoeba histolytica

37. Q37. Each of the following statements concerning Malaria is correct except ---

    • The female anopheles mosquito is the vector
    • The principal site of gametocyte formation is the human gastrointestinal tract
    • Release of merozoites from red blood cells causes fever and chills
    • Early infection, sporozoites enter hepatocytes
    • None of the above

    Answer: The principal site of gametocyte formation is the human gastrointestinal tract

38. Q38. Which of the following lesions progress to ulcerate? ---

    • Nodular lesions
    • Diffuse cutaneous
    • Erythematous patches
    • Depigmented macules
    • All of the above

    Answer: Nodular lesions

39. Q39. Which of the following causes both visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis? ---

    • L. donovani
    • L. infantum
    • L. chagasi
    • L. braziliensis
    • L. aethiopica

    Answer: L. aethiopica

40. Q40. Which one of the following causes espundia? ---

    • L. tropica
    • L. infantum
    • L. chagasi
    • L. braziliensis
    • L. aethiopica

    Answer: L. braziliensis

41. Q41. Which one of the following causes chiclero's ulcers? ---

    • L. mexicana
    • L. infantum
    • L. chagasi
    • L. braziliensis
    • L. major

    Answer: L. mexicana

42. Q42. Which of the following lesions do not respond to chemotherapy? ---

    • Oriental sores
    • Delhi boil
    • Zoonotic rural
    • Diffuse cutaneous
    • Leishmaniasis recidivans

    Answer: Leishmaniasis recidivans

43. Q43. How many dose(s) is/are recommended for RTS, S/AS01? ---

44. Q44. Which of the following medications should NOT be given to 1st trimester of pregnancy? ---

    • Furazolidone
    • Paromomycin
    • Tinidazole
    • Iodoquinol
    • Tinidazole (Tinidazole is contraindicated in the first trimester

    Answer: Tinidazole

45. Q45. Which of the following exists only as a trophozoite? ---

    • histolytica
    • T. hominis
    • G. intestinalis
    • None of the above
    • T. hominis (Trichomonas hominis exists only in the trophozoite form.)

    Answer: G. intestinalis

46. Q46. Which of the following medication should NOT be given to children <1 month old? ---

    • Furazolidone
    • Paromomycin
    • Tinidazole
    • Nitazoxanide
    • Nitazoxanide (Nitazoxanide is not recommended for infants under 1 y

    Answer: Nitazoxanide

47. Q47. Which of the following drugs targets the A site of parasite ribosome?

    • Furazolidone
    • Paromomycin
    • Tinidazole
    • Diloxanide furoate
    • Paromomycin (It binds to the A site of the 30S ribosomal subunit

    Answer: Paromomycin