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    326. Children at day care C


    centers in the United
    States have a high rate of
    infection with which one
    of the following?

    (A) Ascaris lumbricoides


    (B) Entamoeba histolytica
    (C) Enterobius
    vermicularis
    (D) Necator americanus

    327. The main anatomic B


    location of Schistosoma
    mansoni adult worms is:

    (A) Lung alveoli


    (B) Intestinal venules
    (C) Renal tubules
    (D) Bone marrow

    328. In malaria, the form A


    of plasmodia that is
    transmitted from
    mosquito to human is the:

    (A) Sporozoite
    (B) Gametocyte
    (C) Merozoite
    (D) Hypnozoite

    329. Which one of the B


    following protozoa
    primarily infects
    macrophages?

    (A) Plasmodium vivax


    (B) Leishmania donovani
    (C) Trypanosoma cruzi
    (D) Trichomonas vaginalis

    330. Each of the A


    following parasites has
    an intermediate host as
    part of its life cycle
    EXCEPT:

    (A) Trichomonas vaginalis


    (B) Taenia solium
    (C) Echinococcus
    granulosus
    (D) Toxoplasma gondii

    331. Each of the following C


    parasites passes through
    the lung during human
    infection EXCEPT:

    (A) Strongyloides
    stercoralis
    (B) Necator americanus
    (C) Wuchereria bancrofti
    (D) Ascaris lumbricoides

    332. Each of the A


    following parasites is
    transmitted by flies
    EXCEPT:

    (A) Schistosoma mansoni


    (B) Onchocerca volvulus
    (C) Trypanosoma
    gambiense
    (D) Loa loa

    333. Each of the A


    following parasites is
    transmitted by
    mosquitoes EXCEPT:

    (A) Leishmania donovani


    (B) Wuchereria bancrofti
    (C) Plasmodium vivax
    (D) Plasmodium
    falciparum

    334. Pigs or dogs are the C


    source of human
    infection by each of the
    following parasites
    EXCEPT:

    (A) Echinococcus
    granulosus
    (B) Taenia solium
    (C) Ascaris lumbricoides
    (D) Trichinella spiralis

    335. Each of the B


    following parasites is
    transmitted by eating
    inadequately cooked fish
    or seafood EXCEPT:

    (A) Diphyllobothrium
    latum
    (B) Ancylostoma
    duodenale
    (C) Paragonimus
    westermani
    (D) Clonorchis sinensis

    336. Laboratory A
    diagnosis of a patient
    with a suspected liver
    abscess due to
    Entamoeba histolytica
    should include:

    (A) Stool examination


    and indirect
    hemagglutination test
    (B) Stool examination
    and blood smear
    (C) Indirect
    hemagglutination test
    and skin test
    (D) Xenodiagnosis and
    string test

    337. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning Toxoplasma
    gondii is correct EXCEPT:

    (A) T. gondii can be


    transmitted across the
    placenta to the fetus.
    (B) T. gondii can be
    transmitted by cat feces.
    (C) T. gondii can cause
    encephalitis in
    immunocompromised
    patients.
    (D) T. gondii can be
    diagnosed by finding
    trophozoites in the stool.

    338. Each of the C


    following statements
    concerning Giardia
    lamblia is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) G. lamblia has both a


    trophozoite and a cyst
    stage in its life cycle.
    (B) G. lamblia is
    transmitted by the fecal-
    oral route from both
    human and animal
    sources.
    (C) G. lamblia causes
    hemolytic anemia.
    (D) G. lamblia can be
    diagnosed by the string
    test in which a weighted
    string is swallowed and
    passes into the upper GI
    tract.

    339. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning malaria is
    correct EXCEPT:

    (A) The female


    Anopheles mosquito is
    the vector.
    (B) Early in infection,
    sporozoites enter
    hepatocytes.
    (C) Release of
    merozoites from red
    blood cells causes
    periodic fever and chills.
    (D) The principal site of
    gametocyte formation is
    the human
    gastrointestinal tract.

    340. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning Trichomonas
    vaginalis is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) T. vaginalis is
    transmitted sexually.
    (B) T. vaginalis can be
    diagnosed by visualizing
    the trophozoite.
    (C) T. vaginalis can be
    treated effectively with
    metronidazole.
    (D) T. vaginalis causes
    bloody diarrhea.

    341. Which one of the B


    following agents can be
    used to prevent malaria?

    (A) Mebendazole
    (B) Chloroquine
    (C) Inactivated vaccine
    (D) Praziquantel

    342. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning
    Pneumocystis carinii is
    correct EXCEPT:

    (A) P. carinii infections


    primarily involve the
    respiratory tract.
    (B) P. carinii can be
    diagnosed by seeing
    cysts in tissue.
    (C) P. carinii infections
    are symptomatic
    primarily in
    immunocompromised
    patients.
    (D) P. carinii symptomatic
    infections can be
    prevented by
    administering penicillin
    orally.

    343. Each of the B


    following statements
    concerning Trypanosoma
    cruzi is correct EXCEPT:

    (A) T. cruzi is transmitted


    by the reduviid bug.
    (B) T. cruzi occurs
    primarily in tropical
    Africa.
    (C) T. cruzi can be
    diagnosed by seeing
    amastigotes in a bone
    marrow aspirate.
    (D) T. cruzi typically
    affects heart muscle,
    leading to cardiac failure.

    344. Each of the C


    following statements
    concerning sleeping
    sickness is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) Sleeping sickness is


    caused by a
    trypanosome.
    (B) Sleeping sickness is
    transmitted by tsetse
    flies.
    (C) Sleeping sickness can
    be diagnosed by finding
    eggs in the stool.
    (D) Sleeping sickness
    occurs primarily in
    tropical Africa.

    345. Each of the C


    following statements
    concerning kala-azar is
    correct EXCEPT:

    (A) Kala-azar is caused


    by Leishmania donovani.
    (B) Kala-azar is
    transmitted by the bite of
    sandflies.
    (C) Kala-azar occurs
    primarily in rural Latin
    America.
    (D) Kala-azar can be
    diagnosed by finding
    amastigotes in bone
    marrow.

    346. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning
    Diphyllobothrium latum
    is correct EXCEPT:

    (A) D. latum is transmitted


    by undercooked fish.
    (B) D. latum has
    operculated eggs.
    (C) D. latum causes a
    megaloblastic anemia
    due to vitamin B12
    deficiency.
    (D) D. latum is a
    tapeworm that has a
    scolex with a circle of
    hooks.

    347. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning hydatid cyst
    disease is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) The disease is caused


    by Echinococcus
    granulosus.
    (B) The cysts occur
    primarily in the liver.
    (C) The disease is caused
    by a parasite whose adult
    form lives in dogs'
    intestines.
    (D) The disease occurs
    primarily in tropical
    Africa.

    348. Each of the C


    following statements
    concerning Schistosoma
    haematobium is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) S. haematobium is
    acquired by humans
    when cercariae
    penetrate the skin.
    (B) Snails are
    intermediate hosts of S.
    haematobium.
    (C) S. haematobium eggs
    have no spine.
    (D) S. haematobium
    infection predisposes to
    bladder carcinoma.

    349. Each of the D


    following statements
    concerning hookworm
    infection is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) Hookworm infection


    can cause anemia.
    (B) Hookworm infection
    is acquired by humans
    when filariform larvae
    penetrate the
    skin.
    (C) Hookworm infection
    is caused by Necator
    americanus.
    (D) Hookworm infection
    can be diagnosed by
    finding the trophozoite in
    the stool.

    350. Each of the C


    following statements
    concerning Ascaris
    lumbricoides is correct
    EXCEPT:

    (A) A. lumbricoides is
    one of the largest
    nematodes.
    (B) A. lumbricoides is
    transmitted by ingestion
    of eggs.
    (C) Both dogs and cats
    are intermediate hosts of
    A. lumbricoides.
    (D) A. lumbricoides can
    cause pneumonia.
    351. Each of the following A
    statements concerning
    Strongyloides stercoralis
    is correct EXCEPT:

    (A) S. stercoralis is
    acquired by ingestion of
    eggs.
    (B) S. stercoralis
    undergoes a free-living
    life cycle in soil.
    (C) Migrating larvae of S.
    stercoralis induce a
    marked eosinophilia.
    (D) S. stercoralis
    produces filariform
    larvae.

    352. Each of the B


    following statements
    concerning trichinosis is
    correct EXCEPT:

    (A) Trichinosis is acquired


    by eating undercooked
    pork.
    (B) Trichinosis is caused
    by a protozoan that has
    both a trophozoite and a
    cyst stage in its life cycle.
    (C) Trichinosis can be
    diagnosed by seeing
    cysts in muscle biopsy
    specimens.
    (D) Eosinophilia is a
    prominent finding.

    (A) Dracunculus 353. (C)


    medinensis 354. (D)
    (B) Loa loa 355. (A)
    (C) Onchocerca volvulus 356. (A)
    (D) Wuchereria bancrofti 357. (B)
    (E) Toxocara canis 358. (E)
    359. (D)
    353. Causes river 360. (E)
    blindness
    354. Transmitted by
    mosquito
    355. Acquired by
    drinking contaminated
    water
    356. Treated by
    extracting worm from
    skin ulcer
    357. Transmitted by deer
    fly or mango fly
    358. Causes visceral larva
    migrans
    359. Causes filariasis
    360. Acquired by
    ingestion of worm eggs

    (A) Giardia lamblia 361. (D)


    (B) Plasmodium vivax 362. (C)
    (C) Taenia saginata 363. (E)
    (D) Clonorchis sinensis 364. (B)
    (E) Enterobius 365. (A)
    vermicularis 366. (D)
    367. (A)
    361. A trematode (fluke) 368. (E)
    acquired by eating 369. (B)
    undercooked fish 370. (A)
    362. A cestode 371. (E)
    (tapeworm) acquired by 372. (B)
    eating undercooked beef
    363. A nematode
    (roundworm) transmitted
    primarily from child to
    child
    364. A protozoan
    transmitted by mosquito
    365. A protozoan
    transmitted by the fecal-
    oral route
    366. Primarily affects the
    biliary ducts
    367. Causes diarrhea as
    the most prominent
    symptom
    368. Causes perianal
    itching as the most
    prominent symptom
    369. Causes fever, chills,
    and anemia
    370. Can be treated with
    metronidazole
    371. Can be treated with
    mebendazole or pyrantel
    pamoate
    372. Can be treated with
    chloroquine and
    primaquine

    (A) Entamoeba 373. (C)


    histolytica 374. (E)
    (B) Plasmodium 375. (A)
    falciparum 376. (D)
    (C) Taenia solium 377. (B)
    (D) Paragonimus 378. (D)
    westermani 379. (C)
    (E) Strongyloides 380. (B)
    stercoralis 381. (E)
    382. (B)
    373. A cestode 383. (A)
    (tapeworm) acquired by 384. (B)
    eating undercooked 385. (A)
    pork 386. (C)
    374. A nematode
    (roundworm) acquired
    when filariform larvae
    penetrate the skin
    375. A protozoan
    transmitted by the fecal-
    oral route
    376. A trematode (fluke)
    acquired by eating
    undercooked crab meat
    377. A protozoan that
    infects red blood cells
    378. Laboratory diagnosis
    based on finding eggs in
    sputum
    379. Causes cysticercosis
    in humans
    380. Chloroquine-
    resistant strains occur
    381. Autoinfection within
    humans, especially in
    immunocompromised
    patients
    382. Causes blackwater
    fever
    383. Causes bloody
    diarrhea and liver
    abscesses
    384. Produces "banana-
    shaped" gametocytes
    385. Produces cysts with
    four nuclei
    386. Has a scolex with
    suckers and a circle of
    hooks

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