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Diseases caused by protozoa - class-XII

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Given below is a list of few sexually transmitted diseases. Identify the diseases caused by bacteria among these.
(i) Gonorrhoea,  (ii) Giardiasis,  (iii) Trichomoniasis,  (iv) Chancroid,  (v) Syphilis

  1. (i) and (ii)

  2. (i), (iv) and (v)

  3. (iii) and (v)

  4. (ii), (iii) and (iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gonorrhoea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Chancroid, is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum. Giardiasis and trichomoniasis are protozoan diseases.

Malaria Day is

  1. 25th April

  2. 15th August

  3. 5th June

  4. 6th January


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
World Malaria Day is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria.

So, the correct answer is '25th April'.

Cerebral malaria is due to

  1. Plasmodium falciparum

  2. Plasmodium vivax

  3. Plasmodium malariae

  4. Plasmodium ovale


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Cerebral malaria is a diffuse encephalopathy (Encephalopathy means brain disease, disorder, or damage) associated with seizures and status epilepticus which can occur in up to one-third of patients with severe malaria, particularly that caused by Plasmodium falciparum.

So, the correct answer is 'Plasmodium falciparum'.

Leucorrhoea is caused by

  1. Leishmania donovani

  2. Trichomonas vaginalis

  3. Lophomonas blattarum

  4. Trichonympha campanula


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Leukorrhea is also a sign of vaginitis (inflammation of the vagina), which is often caused by infection with the fungus Candida albicans or by infection with the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. Infection with these organisms may give rise to an irritating discharge that is often quite resistant to treatment. Common symptoms of this disease are burning sensation, itching and discharge of frothy substance, thick, white or yellow mucous.

So, the correct answer is ''Trichomonas vaginalis.

Meningo-encephalitis is caused by

  1. Plasmodium

  2. Entamoeba

  3. Trichomonas

  4. Trypanosoma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Meningoencephalitis is the Inflammation of the brain and surrounding tissues, usually caused by infection.
  • Signs of meningoencephalitis include unusual behavior, personality changes, and thinking problems and Symptoms may include headache, fever, pain in neck movement, light sensitivity, and seizure.
  • Causative organisms include protozoans, viral and bacterial pathogens.
  • The protozoal pathogen responsible for Meningoencephalitis is Trypanosoma.
  • Hence Meningoencephalitis is caused by Trypanosoma.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Trypanosoma'.

Amoebiasis in prevented by

  1. Eating balanced food

  2. Eating plenty of fruits

  3. Drinking boiled water

  4. Using mosquito nets


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Amebiasis is a parasitic infection of the intestines caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, or E. histolytica. The symptoms of amebiasis include loose stool, abdominal cramping, and stomach pain. However, most people with amebiasis won’t experience significant symptoms. E. histolytica is a single-celled protozoan that usually enters the human body when a person ingests cysts through food or water.

If you’re traveling to places where the infection is common, follow this regimen when preparing and eating food:
  • Thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating.
  • If you must drink water, boil it or treat it with iodine.

So, the correct answer is 'Drinking boiled water'.

American trypanosomiasis is also called as

  1. Chagas disease

  2. Dumdum fever

  3. Espundia

  4. Both B and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protist Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects known as Triatominae, or "kissing bugs".

So, the correct answer is 'Chagas disease'.

Entamoeba histolytica infection occurs through

  1. Contaminated water and food

  2. Sweat

  3. Bird droppings

  4. Mosquito bites


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Entamoeba histolytica is an ameba that feeds on cells in the human colon. Infection by Entamoeba histolytica occurs by ingestion of mature cysts in fecally contaminated food, water, or hands.

So, the correct answer is 'Contaminated water and food'.

Trypanosoma/Trypanosomiasis is spread by

  1. Housefly

  2. Tse-tse fly

  3. Sand fly

  4. Culex


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoan parasite called Trypanosoma brucei.
  • Trypanosomiasis is spread by spread by the bite of an infected tsetse fly and is most common in rural areas.
  • Hence Trypanosoma/Trypanosomiasis is spread by Tse-tse fly.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Tse-tse fly'.

Causative agent of amoebiasis is

  1. Amoeba proteus

  2. Entamoeba histolytica

  3. Entamoeba coli

  4. Entamoeba gingivalis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Amebiasis is a disease caused by infection with a parasitic amoeba that, when symptomatic, can cause dysentery and invasive extraintestinal problems. The cause of amebiasis is mainly the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.

So, the correct answer is 'Entamoeba histolytica'.

Which of the following is a communicable disease?

  1. Cancer

  2. Malaria

  3. Heart attack

  4. Diabetes


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Any disease that can be transferred from infected person to healthy is called as communicable disease such as malaria because malaria is caused by Plasmodium and transferred from infected to healthy by the help of vector i.e., mosquitoes. Whereas cancer (caused by abnormal cell growth), Heart attack (caused by abnormal metabolism) and diabetes (caused by abnormal secretion of hormone) are the non-communicable disease

In patients suffering from sleeping sickness, the critical symptom which may lead to death appears when the parasite invades

  1. Spleen

  2. Heart

  3. Cerebrospinal fluid

  4. Vitreous humor


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sleeping sickness is curable if treatment is given quickly, however, if left untreated the disease is fatal. Once in the second stage of the disease, when the parasite has crossed the blood-brain barrier, treatment becomes much more aggressive with more toxic drugs needed to kill the parasite. So, the correct option is "C" (Cerebrospinal fluid).

Which of the following is a protozoan disease?

  1. Malaria

  2. Typhoid

  3. AIDS

  4. Cholera


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Protozoan diseases are caused by the organisms belonging to the Kingdom Protista, called Protozoa.

A. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium which is protozoa. It is a protozoan disease.
B. Typhoid is caused by bacteria Salmonella typhi.
C. AIDS is caused by the virus HIV.
D. Cholera is caused by bacteria Vibrio cholerae.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Malaria'

Incorrect about Entamoeba histolytica or amoebiasis is:
(a) Parasite of small intestine
(b) Causes dysentery
(c) Houseflies are mechanical carriers
(d) Symptoms include constipation, abdominal pain and cramp.

  1. A

  2. C

  3. A, C

  4. All are correct


Correct Option: A

_________ is a protozoan disease.

  1. Favas

  2. Pullorum

  3. Coccidiosis

  4. Thrush


Correct Option: C

Amoebic dysentery is due to ............... infection

  1. Entamoeba histolystica

  2. Entamoeba gingivalis

  3. Entamoeba hartmanni

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica is an endoparasile lives in the large intestine of man. It lives in tissues of caecum and colon of large intestine. The pathogenic form cause amoebiasis and hepatic amoebiasis. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Sleeping sickness is caused by

  1. Trypanosoma

  2. Leishmania

  3. Entamoeba

  4. Plasmodium


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sleeping sickness is caused by two germs (protozoa), Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosomoa brucei gambiense. The more severe form of the illness is caused by T. brucei rhodesiense. Tsetse flies carry the infection. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Trypanosoma causes 

  1. Dysentery

  2. Sleeping sickness

  3. Plague

  4. Malaria


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Human trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma.The common symptoms are fever, headaches, itchiness, and joint pains
So, the correct answer is 'Sleeping sickness'

Other than intestine, Entamoeba histolytica often gets lodged in 

  1. Brain

  2. Liver

  3. Lungs and Testes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica is a microscopic endoparasite of man and is commonly found in the lumen of the upper part of the large intestine, that is the colon. In chronic cases, they get into blood circulation and migrate to the spleen, liver, lungs, gonads, and brain, where they produce secondary complications.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Infective state of Entamoeba histolytica is 

  1. Spore

  2. Tetranucleated cyst

  3. Egg

  4. Trophozoite


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica complete its life cycle in two stage on one host only infective stage and colon invasive trophozoite stage.  In infective stage, infection occurs by the ingestion of tetranucleated cyst through the contaminated food and water. So, the correct answer is option B.

Which one of the following disease(s) is/are spread by housefly?

  1. Dengue fever

  2. Encephalitis

  3. Filariasis

  4. Amoebiasis


Correct Option: D

Choose the correct statement.

  1. Filariasis occurs by Trichoderma

  2. Housefly is the vector of amoebiasis

  3. Culex acts as vector for malaria

  4. Ascariasis occurs by droplet infection


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms such as Wuchereria bancrofti.
  • Amoebiasis, also known as amoebic dysentery, is an infection caused by Entamoeba. The housefly transmits pathogens via touch or from bodily fluids, including from their saliva, faeces, vomit, and urine. Housefly act as a vector for amoebic dysentery, typhoid, cholera, Trachoma, tapeworm, roundworm, leprosy, mycoses etc.
  • Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. The vector for malaria is female Anopheles mosquito.
  • Ascariasis is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. The source of infection is from objects which have been contaminated with faecal matter containing eggs.
So, the correct answer is 'Housefly is the vector of amoebiasis'.

In sickle cell anaemia the deformity is in

  1. WBCs

  2. Platelets

  3. RBCs

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Normal RBCs are disc-shaped and can move easily through the blood vessels. RBCs contain haemoglobin, which carries oxygen from lungs to rest of the body. Sickle cells contain abnormal haemoglobin called sickle haemoglobin or haemoglobin S. This causes the RBCs to develop sickle or crescent shape. These cells are stiff and sticky and tend to block the blood flow in the blood vessels, which can cause pain and organ damage and also increased the risk for infection. So, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following transmits visceral leishmaniasis?

  1. $Phlebotomus$

  2. $Cimex$

  3. $Glossina$

  4. $Culex$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Phlebotomus is a genus of sand flies. They are primarily responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis, an important parasitic disease. The most common forms are cutaneous leishmaniasis which causes skin sores and visceral leishmaniasis which affects several internal organs.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Sandfly is a vector for

  1. Trypanosoma evansi

  2. Trypanosoma gambiense

  3. Leishmania donovani

  4. Trypanosoma cruzi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$Phlebotomus$ $argentipes$ is the vector for visceral leishmaniasis in India. The development of resistance in kala-azar vector to DDT has been reported from various parts of India. Phlebotomus sand flies are primarily responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis, an important parasitic disease, while transmission in the New World, is generally via sand flies of the genus $Lutzomyia$. The protozoan parasite itself is a species of the genus $Leishmania$. Leishmaniasis normally finds a mammalian reservoir in rodents and other small animals such as  canine leishmaniasis and hyraxes. The female sand fly carries the Leishmania protozoa from infected animals after feeding, thus transmitting the disease, while the male feeds on plant nectar.

Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

  1. Leishmania - kala azar

  2. Giardia - sleeping sickness

  3. Entamoeba - malaria

  4. Plasmodium - dysentry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kala azar is also known as 'black fever' and is considered to be the most severe form of leishmaniasis. It is caused by the protozoans of Leishmania genus. 

Sleeping sickness or african trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei.
Malaria is a mosquito borne disease caused by the group of protozoans, known as Plasmodium
Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

Which one of the following is polymorphic?

  1. Taenia solium

  2. Trypanosoma

  3. Paramoecium

  4. Entamoeba


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The occurrence of more than one form of an individual  in a single species within an interbreeding population is known as polymorphism. Trypanosoma shows this feature with three main forms, all of which have a small kinetoplast and a conspicuous undulating membrane. Hence, option B is correct.

The African tsetse fly spreads

  1. Sleeping sickness

  2. Malaria

  3. Filaria

  4. Yellow fever


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. They are transmitted to humans by tsetse fly (Glossina genus) bites which have acquired their infection from human beings or from animals harbouring the human pathogenic parasites.

So, the correct answer is 'Sleeping sickness'.

Trypanosoma is transmitted by

  1. Vector

  2. Contamination

  3. Kissing

  4. Contact


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is a protozoan disease?

  1. Tetanus

  2. Measles

  3. Filariasis

  4. Sleeping sickness


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tetanus (lockjaw) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus. Filariasis a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Vector tsetse fly is the carrier of the pathogen

  1. Wuchereria

  2. Plasmodium

  3. Trypanosoma

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. It is usually transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly and are most common in rural areas.

The vector that spreads the sleeping sickness is 

  1. Tsetse fly

  2. Anopheles mosquito

  3. Tiger mosquito

  4. Aedes aegypti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

African trypanosomiasis also known as sleeping sickness, is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. The small, single-celled organisms called trypanosomes are transmitted through the bites of tsetse flies. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Malaria is caused by _______________.

  1. Fungi

  2. Bacteria

  3. Virus

  4. Protozoa


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Malaria is caused by Protozoa belonging to genus plasmodium.

Which of the following protozoans causes amoebic dysentery?

  1. Entamoeba histolytica

  2. Giardia lamblia

  3. Escherichia coli

  4. Entamoeba coli


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan that is responsible for causing amoebic dysentery. The disease is transmitted by food and water which is contaminated by fecal matter of the infected person. The symptoms include stomach pain, diarrhea, etc. 

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

In malaria, shivering occurs when ___________________.

  1. Schizonts enter R.B.C.

  2. Sporozoites enter human body

  3. Merozoites are liberated from RB.C. alongwith toxin

  4. Signet ring stage is attained


Correct Option: C

In patient suffering from malaria, the cells having Schuffner's granules are _________________.

  1. Gametocytes

  2. Signet ring trophozoites

  3. Infected erythrocytes

  4. Infected liver cells


Correct Option: C

Which of these sets is incorrect :

  1. Plasmodium falciparum, malaria, relapse, mosquito

  2. TryPansoma gambiense, Glossina, sleeping sickness

    winter bottom's sign

  3. Wuchereria bancrofti, elephantiasis, microfilariae

    mosquito

  4. Entamoeba histolytica, dysentery, quadrinucleate cyst

    colon


Correct Option: B

Select the matching pair :

  1. Giardia - diarrhoea

  2. Plasmodium - pyorrhea

  3. Leishmania - dysentery

  4. Trypanosoma - Kala-azar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giardia is an infection of i small intestine. causes diarrhoea.

Which one of the following is a protozoan disease?

  1. African sleeping sickness

  2. Measles

  3. Cholera

  4. Taeniasis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

African sleeping sickness is a disease which is caused by a parasite which is a protozoa known as Trypanosoma brucei. There are certain flies which get infected by this protozoan. When the infected fly bites the human, there is transmission of the diseases. The fly is native to Africa and hence, the disease is known as African sleeping sickness. 

Thus, the correct answer is 'African sleeping sickness'.

An example of protozoan infecting our intestine is ___________

  1. Plasmodium vivax

  2. Entamoeba histolytica

  3. Trypanosoma gambiense

  4. Taenia solium


Correct Option: A

The aural organism for African sleeping sickness is

  1. Trypanosoma cruzi

  2. Trypanosoma rhodesiense

  3. Trypanosoma tangela

  4. Trypanosoma gambiense


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is an insect-borne parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. There are two types that infect humans, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (TbG) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (TbR). Trypanosoma brucei gambiense causes 97% of human cases of sleeping sickness.

So, the correct answer is 'Trypanosoma gambiense'.

Entamoeba coli causes

  1. Pyorrhoea

  2. Diarrhoea

  3. Dysentery

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of Entamoeba that frequently exists as a commensal parasite in the human gastrointestinal tract.

So, the correct answer is 'None of the above'.

Trypanosomiasis is transmitted by 

  1. Housefly

  2. Mayfly

  3. Tse-tse fly

  4. Fruit fly


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Trypanosomiasis is a term which describes various diseases which affect men and cattle. While Trypanosoma gambiense is the milder form, Trypanosoma rhodesiense is one which afflicts more. This deadly parasitic infection is commonly called as sleeping sickness, is transmitted in man by the bite of the infected Tsetse fly of genus Glossina and family Glossinidae that inhabits the mid continental Africa between Sahara and Kalahari deserts.

Infection of Entamoeba histolytica is prevented by

  1. Avoiding kissing

  2. Avoiding clothes of patient

  3. Uncontaminated food

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Ingestion of fecally contaminated food or water is the primary mode of transmission.  Thus, reducing this contamination is the best method of prevention.  Filtering or purifying drinking water (iodine or boiling) in endemic areas is important as is the washing of fruits and vegetables that may have been contaminated by the use of nightsoil as fertilizer.  Improved sanitation will help to reduce the liklihood of transmission. Travelers to endemic areas can reduce the risk of infection by drinking bottled water, not using ice cubes in drinks, and washing fruits and vegetables with clean water.

So, the correct answer is 'Uncontaminated food'.

Kala-azar is caused and transmitted respectively by

  1. Leishmania and Phlebotomus

  2. Trypanosoma and sandfly

  3. Leishmania and tse-tse fly

  4. Trypanosoma and Glossina palpalis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Kala azar is a parasitic disease next to malaria but along with sleeping sickness this is one of the dangerously neglected diseases of the tropical belt. This disease which is endemic in more than 60 countries attacks the immune system making it nearly fatal.  his disease is transmitted to human beings by the bites of infected phlebotomine sandflies which is the vector for  the leishmania parasite. so, the correct answer is option A.

House fly is not the vector for the transmission of

  1. Leprosy

  2. Dysentery

  3. Typhoid

  4. Sleeping sickness


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sleeping sickness is transmitted by Tse-tse fly. Leprosy is an ailment of the skin and housefly can spread the causative agent. Dysentery can be spread by housefly when they sit on infected materials like stool and contaminate water as well as food. Typhoid is caused by bacteria, housefly can spread it when infected sputum and clothes are infested with houseflies and contaminate food and water. So, the correct answer is option D.

'Glossina palpalis' is a vector for

  1. Dengue

  2. Filariasis

  3. Gambian fever

  4. Plague


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gambian fever or Gambian sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoan Trypanosoma gambiense and is transmitted by Glossina palpalis (tse-tse fly).

Which of the following set is of vector host?

  1. Sandfly, deer fly, tse-tse fly and housefly

  2. Frog, lizard, snack and rabbit

  3. Leishmania, sandfly, Trypanosoma and tse-tse fly

  4. Sandfly, frog and housefly


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vector host is an agent that transmits the pathogens of infectious disease from one living organism to another and may be a person, animal or microorganism. While the Anopheles mosquito is the vector for malarial parasites, sandfly is a vector for leishmaniasis, tsetse fly are vectors of trypanosomes that causes trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness. Houseflies on the other hand are vector for nearly 100 pathogens that causes, typhoid, cholera, salmonellosis, tuberculosis, anthrax etc., eer flies which belong to the genus Chrysops are vectors for pathogens that causes diseases such as anthrax, tularemia and loa loa filariasis.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Small white stone-like Charcot-Leydon crystals are found in the faeces of a person suffering from.

  1. Amoebiasis

  2. Malaria

  3. Giardiasis

  4. Chagas' fever


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery is an infection caused by any of the amoebae of the Entamoeba group( For example, Entamoeba histolytica).
  • Symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, or bloody diarrhea.
  • In the feces of a person suffering from Amoebiasis Small white stone-like Charcot-Leydon crystals are found. They are indicative of a disease involving eosinophilic inflammation or proliferation.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Amoebiasis',

Which option is correct for the disease caused by protozoans?

  1. Treponema pallidum - White patches on the tongue or roof of the buccal cavity

  2. Herpes simplex - Itching in the genital or and area

  3. Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Pain during passing urine

  4. Trichomonas vaginalis - Pain during passing urine


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic protozoan parasite. It causes trichomoniasis. It is a sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms include inflammation, itching and soreness around vaginal area, changes in vaginal discharge like profuse, yellowish to greenish, frothy discharge and pain during passing urine. While Treponema and Neisseria are bacteria Herpes simplex is a virus. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Find odd one out, according to parasitism.

  1. Lice

  2. Plasmodium

  3. Bedbug

  4. Mite


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Plasmodium is the odd one as it is a digenetic endoparasite with the man as the primary host and female Anopheles mosquito as the vector. While lice, bedbug, and mites all are blood-sucking ectoparasites. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Trypanosomiasis is spread by

  1. Housefly

  2. Sandfly

  3. Tes-tse fly

  4. Culex


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Trypanosomiasis or african sleeping sickness is a disease caused by the parasite, 𝘛𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 whose primary host is human and the secondary host is tse-tse fly (𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴). Tse-tse fly spreads the disease to humans.
So, the correct answer is, 'Tse-tse fly'.

Which is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica?

  1. Relapsing fever

  2. Abdominal pain

  3. Blood in stool

  4. Irregular bowel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

    Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis or dysentery. Symptoms can include fulminating dysentery, bloody diarrhoea, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain, irregular bowel. Hence, relapsing fever is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica. So, the correct answer is 'Relapsing fever'.

The disease caused by Trypanosoma gambiense is

  1. Sleeping sickness

  2. Kala-azar

  3. Diphtheria

  4. Dysentery


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Sleeping sickness is caused by a parasitic flagellate protozoan called Trypanosoma ambience.
  • The disease is transmitted between mammals hist by Tsetse fly
  • Fever, severe headaches, irritability, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and aching muscles and joints are common symptoms of sleeping sickness.
  • Hence The disease caused by Trypanosoma ambience is Sleeping sickness.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sleeping sickness'.

Entamoeba histolytica causes

  1. None

  2. Diarrhoea

  3. Dysentery

  4. Pyorrhoea


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Entamoeba histolytica belongs to genus Entamoeba. It frequently exists in the human gastrointestinal tract, infecting the walls of the small intestine. It causes amoeboic dysentery  in  humans.

So, the correct option is 'Dysentery'

In addition to undergoing development in the blood Trypanosoma also invades 

  1. Lymphatic glands

  2. Cerebrospinal fluid

  3. Spinal fluids

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Trypanosomes are ingested by a Tsetse fly when it feeds on the blood of an infected animal. The trypanosome metacyclics develop further here, invade the local lymph vessels and then move into the bloodstream. The ensuing infection is characterized by successive waves of parasitaemia in the bloodstream, as parasite populations multiply rapidly and die off. The infected animal may die or eliminate the parasites and recover. T. vivax and T. brucei parasites may also invade an animal's connective tissues, and in the final stages of the disease, T. brucei may invade the central nervous system.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Microbiological pollutants, cause sickness in humans, known as

  1. Pathogenic organism

  2. Decomposers

  3. Eutrophication

  4. All of above


Correct Option: A

What are examples of consumers?

  1. Green plants

  2. Animals and Protozoa

  3. Herbivores

  4. Bacteria


Correct Option: B

Trypanosoma brucei causes

  1. Dysentry

  2. kala-azar

  3. Sleeping sickness in man

  4. A 'Nagana' disease of animals


Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Trypanosoma brucei is a species of salivary trypanosome, which causes sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals.

Phlebotomus argentipes is a vector for

  1. Trypanosoma evansi

  2. Trypanosoma gambiense

  3. Leishmania donovani

  4. Trypanosoma cruzi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Phlebotomus argentipes is a vector of visceral leishmaniasis, an important parasitic disease. The female sand-fly carries the Leishmania donovani protozoa from infected animals after feeding, thus transmitting disease. Phlebotomus is a genus of sand-flies in the Diptera family.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Leishmania donovani'.

Which one of the following conditions though harmful in itself, is also a potential saviour from a mosquito borne infectious disease?

  1. Thalassaemia

  2. Sickle ceIl anaemia

  3. Pernicious anaemia

  4. Leukemia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sickle cell trait provides a survival advantage over people with normal hemoglobin in regions where malaria is endemic. The trait is known to cause significantly fewer deaths due to malaria, especially when Plasmodium falciparum is the causative organism. Sickle trait erythrocytes produce higher levels of the superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide than do normal erythrocytes, both are toxic to malarial parasites. The sickle cell trait was found to be 50% protective against mild clinical malaria, 75% protective against admission to the hospital for malaria, and almost 90% protective against severe or complicated malaria.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Sickle ceIl anaemia'.

Leishmania donovani is responsible for 

  1. African sleeping sickness

  2. American sleeping sickness

  3. Kala-azar

  4. Encephalitis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kala azar is also called as black fever or dumdum fever or visceral leishmaniasis. It is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, especially Leishmania donovani. So, the correct answer is option C.

Trypanosoma cruzi is responsible for

  1. Neuroblastoma

  2. Chaga's disease

  3. Amoebiasis

  4. Atheroscelorosis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'Chagas disease' is also called as American trypanosomiasis. It is a tropical parasitic disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It mostly spreads by insects, knwon as Triatominae or kissing bugs.

Trypanosoma causes sleeping sickness in humans. It belongs to 

  1. Sporozoa

  2. Rhizopoda

  3. Mastigophora

  4. Cillate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids. It is a group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. As it possesses flagella, it belongs to the class of Mastigophora. 

Sleeping sickness is due to the bite of 

  1. Sand fly

  2. Tsetse fly

  3. Bed bug

  4. White fly


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. They are transmitted to humans by tsetse fly (Glossina genus) bites, which have acquired their infection from human beings or from animals harbouring the human pathogenic parasites. So, the correct answer is option B.

Causative agent and vector responsible for African sleeping sickness

  1. Trypanosoma cruzi carried by tsetse fly

  2. Trypanosoma gambiense carried by Glossina palpalis

  3. Wuchereria bonchrofti carried by sand fly

  4. Taenia solium by eating measly pork


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Human African trypanosomiasis is also known as sleeping sickness. It is a vector-borne parasitic disease. It is caused by infection with protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Trypanosoma gambiense. They are transmitted to humans by tsetse fly (Glossina Palpalis) bites, which have acquired their infection from human beings or from animals harboring the human pathogenic parasites. Hence, option B is correct.

'Glossina palpalis' is a vector for

  1. Dengue

  2. Filariasis

  3. Gambian fever

  4. Plague


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Trypanosomiasis is Gambian fever. It is transmitted to man and animals by a blood sucking insect, the tsetse fly. The tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina.
Glossina palpalis is a tsetse fly and is a vector for Gambian fever.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following is a human parasitic protozoan found in the mouth attacking gums and teeth? 

  1. Entamoeba gingivalis

  2. Entamoeba coli

  3. Entamoeba histolytica

  4. Giardia intestinalis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasitic protozoan found in the mouth inside the gingival pocket biofilm near the base of the teeth and in periodontal pockets mostly in people with gum disease. Thus the correct answer is option A.

Which of the following protozoa is responsible for causing the disease leucorrhoea? 

  1. Trichomonas vaginalis

  2. Leishmania

  3. Trypanosoma

  4. Giardia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leucorrhoea, commonly known as whites, refers to a whitish discharge from the female genitals caused by the presence of infection in vaginal tissues. 

Trichomoniasis is a vaginal infection caused by the protozoa, Trichomonas vaginalis. It can be found in both men and women. 
Trichomoniasis is usually transmitted by sexual intercourse, but is also transmitted by common washing of clothes, towels, bathing suits, underwear or any moist object. 
Usually the woman complains of a thin, yellow to grey vaginal discharge, which is often foamy and has an unpleasant odour. There may be some itching and redness noted around and inside the vagina. 

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