TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY LEVENTHAL

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Chapter 2. Nematoda 1. A clinical sign that may suggest the presence of a filarial nematode infection is: a. Diarrhea b. Eosinophilia c. Jaundice d. Microcytic anemia 2. The nematode infection t... hat may become more severe through ingestion of infective eggs, especially in infected infants, is: a. Ancylostoma duodenale b. Enterobius vermicularis c. Strongyloides stercoralis d. Trichinella spiralis 3. In the Ascaris lumbricoides life cycle, after eggs are ingested, the next stage in the life cycle that must occur before a mature adult can live in the host’s intestine is called the: a. Diagnostic stage b. Infective stage c. Liver-lung migration d. Method of infection 4. Patients who have heavy infections with Necator americanus may exhibit all of the following symptoms EXCEPT: a. Diarrhea b. Larval dermatitis c. Macrocytic anemia d. Microcytic anemia Leventhal: Medical Parasitology, Ed. 7 Multiple Choice Questions - Chapter 2 5. The nematode egg that appears as a barrel-shaped structure with clear polar plugs at each end of the egg belongs to: a. Ascaris lumbricoides b. Enterobius vermicularis c. Strongyloides stercoralis d. Trichuris trichiura 6. A slender round worm measuring 25 cm was recovered from a toilet following a child’s trip to the bathroom. The specimen most likely is: a. Ascaris lumbricoides b. Enterobius vermicularis c. Strongyloides stercoralis d. Trichuris trichiura 7. A 7-year-old boy’s CBC revealed a microcytic anemia with eosinophilia during an office visit for symptoms of diarrhea. The most likely parasite involved in the infection is: a. Enterobius vermicularis b. Necator americanus c. Trichuris trichiura d. Wuchereria bancrofti 8. Which of the following infections is not diagnosed by finding eggs or lava in fecal specimens? a. Ascaris lumbricoides b. Necator spp. c. Trichinella spiralis d. Trichuris trichiura 9. Which of the following parasitic diseases is a zoonosis? a. Ascaris lumbricoides b. Dracunculus medinensis [Show More]

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