Year 3 Medical Parasitology II

27 clinical MCQs in Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. Which meal is best advisable to be taken with albendazole?. Kenya, Africa and global revision.

Questions, Answers & Explanations

1. Q1. Which meal is best advisable to be taken with albendazole?

   • Carbohydrates
   • Proteins
   • Vitamins
   • Fats

   Answer: Fats

2. Q2. Which is an armed tapeworm?

   • Broad tapeworm
   • Beef tapeworm
   • Pork tapeworm
   • Dwarf tapeworm

   Answer: Pork tapeworm

3. Q3. Which medication is given based on age in treatment of broad tapeworm?

   • Niclosamide
   • Praziquantel
   • Metriphonate
   • latum is weight/age-adjusted.

   Answer: Niclosamide

4. Q4. Each statement concerning Ascaris lumbricoides is correct except:

   • It is one of the largest nematodes
   • It is transmitted by ingestion of eggs
   • It can cause pneumonia
   • Dogs and cats are intermediate hosts

   Answer: Dogs and cats are intermediate hosts

5. Q5. The human infective stage of Diphyllobothrium latum is:

   • Cysticercus cellulosae
   • Procercoid
   • Cysticercus bovis
   • Plerocercoid

   Answer: Plerocercoid

6. Q6. In which muscles are hexacanths filtered out in intermediate hosts?

   • Smooth muscle
   • Cardiac muscle
   • A and B
   • Striated muscle

   Answer: Striated muscle

7. Q7. Which parasite causes sparganosis?

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

   Answer: Spirometra theileri

8. Q8. Which tapeworm infection may require clonazepam?

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

   Answer: All of the above

9. Q9. Which parasitic infection could result in strabismus?

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

   Answer: Toxocara canis

10. Q10. Which medication is given after a light breakfast?

    • Praziquantel
    • Metriphonate
    • Albendazole
    • Niclosamide

    Answer: Niclosamide

11. Q11. Albendazole's mechanism includes interference with:

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

    Answer: Glucose uptake

12. Q12. Which medication is contraindicated in thrombocytopenic patients infected with Taenia?

    • Niclosamide
    • Praziquantel
    • Albendazole
    • Metriphonate

    Answer: Metriphonate

13. Q13. Swimmer's itch is produced by:

    • Schistosoma mekongi
    • Necator americanus
    • Enterobius vermicularis
    • Diphyllobothrium latum

    Answer: Schistosoma mekongi

14. Q14. Which insect is commonly found in Latin America?

    • Glossina species
    • Cone-nose bugs
    • Cimex species
    • Chrysops species

    Answer: Cone-nose bugs

15. Q15. Pruritus can best support diagnosis of:

    • Leptotrombidium species
    • Blattella species
    • Pediculus species
    • Pthirus species

    Answer: Pediculus species

16. Q16. Louse eggs (nits) found in clothing most likely belong to:

    • Pediculus humanus
    • Crab lice
    • Pediculus capitis
    • Pthirus species

    Answer: Pediculus humanus

17. Q17. Which is the odd one out by mode of transmission?

    • Vibrio cholerae
    • Thelazia species
    • Entamoeba histolytica
    • Rotavirus

    Answer: Thelazia species

18. Q18. Which is larviparous?

    • Phlebotomus species
    • Triatomine bugs
    • Glossina morsitans
    • Dermacentor species

    Answer: Glossina morsitans

19. Q19. Argasid ticks have:

    • Multiple hosts
    • One host
    • Two hosts
    • Three hosts

    Answer: Multiple hosts

20. Q20. Ixodid ticks have how many nymphal stages?

    • One
    • Three
    • Two
    • Multiple

    Answer: One

21. Q21. Which predisposes humans to blackwater fever?

    • Culicoides species
    • Fannia species
    • Anopheles species
    • Simulium species

    Answer: Anopheles species

22. Q22. Hepatitis B virus has been associated with:

    • Xenopsylla species
    • Cimex species
    • Pthirus species
    • Tabanids

    Answer: Cimex species

23. Q23. Which condition can be caused by members of genus Haematopota?

    • Diarrhoea
    • Impetigo
    • Anaemia
    • Fever

    Answer: Anaemia

24. Q24. A hemimetabolous life cycle has which stage?

    • Egg
    • Larva
    • Nymph
    • Pupa

    Answer: Nymph

25. Q25. Which disease is associated with tabanids?

    • Lyme disease
    • Scabies
    • Chikungunya
    • O'nyong-nyong **No clean match** — Tabanids classically transmit Loa loa, tularemia, and anthrax; none of these four options is correct.…

    Answer: Lyme disease

26. Q26. Which is referred to as a container mosquito?

    • Anopheles arabiensis
    • Anopheles gambiae
    • Aedes albopictus — check your source page; either Aedes species breeds in small containers, so pick whichever is listed as Aedes on your…
    • Aedes aegypti" as the 4th option instead of

    Answer: Aedes albopictus — check your source page; either Aedes species breeds in small containers, so pick whichever is listed as Aedes on your…

27. Q27. Which was recently reported in Kenya in 2022?

    • Anopheles stephensi
    • Anopheles arabiensis
    • Culex quinquefasciatus
    • Aedes aegypti

    Answer: Anopheles stephensi