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Parasitic Infections (GATE - XL)

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Rodents serve as an intermediate host for which of the following parasitic cestodes?

  1. Echinococcus granulosus

  2. Echinococcus multilocularis

  3. Diphyllobothrium latum

  4. Taenia saginata


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rodents serve as an intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis.

Ring enhancing lesions in HIV patients are associated with

  1. Toxoplasma gondii

  2. Cryptosporidium

  3. Encephalitozoon cuniculi

  4. Trypanosoma brucei


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ring enhancing lesions in HIV patients are associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Which of the following cestodes can lead to megaloblastic anaemia?

  1. Taenia saginata

  2. Hymenolepis nana

  3. Diphyllobothrium latum

  4. Spirometra spp.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Diphyllobothrium latum, also called fish tapeworm, causes severe vitamin B12 deficiency due to the parasite absorbing 80% of it. This leads to megaloblastic anaemia.

Snails act as an intermediate host for

  1. nematodes

  2. protozoans

  3. cestodes

  4. trematodes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Snails act as an intermediate host for trematodes.

Infection by which of the following parasites leads to blindness?

  1. Loa-Loa

  2. Onchocerca volvulus

  3. Thelazia callipaeda

  4. Baylisascaris procyonis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Onchocerca volvulus infection leads to blindness. It is the main cause of river blindness in Africa and is transmitted by the black fly. It forms nodules in the head.

The method of removal of a nematode is speculated to be the source of rod of Ascleplus, the symbol of medicine. Which of the following nematodes is behind this speculation?

  1. Caenorhabditis elegans

  2. Dracunculus medinensis

  3. Dirofilaria immitis

  4. Myrmeconema neotropicum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The method of wrapping the worm around a stick or gauze is speculated to be the source for the rod of Asclepius, the symbol of medicine.

Infections by Baylisascaris procyonis are very rare, but very dangerous. This is because it

  1. causes fatal damage of the liver

  2. causes blindness

  3. blocks arteries and causes cardiac arrest

  4. migrates to the brain and causes damage


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Infections by Baylisascaris procyonis (Racoon worm) are very rare, but very dangerous. This is because the worm migrates to the brain and causes a lot of damage.

Scotch tape technique is used for the diagnosis of

  1. Toxocara canis

  2. Enterobius vermicularis

  3. Trichuris trichuria

  4. Ascaris lumbricoide


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Scotch tape technique is used for the diagnosis of Enterobius vermicularis.

Which of the following animals serves as the most common source of Trichinella species in America?

  1. Monkey

  2. Bear

  3. Sandfly

  4. Buffalo


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Trichinella species are found worldwide and infect a wide variety of animal hosts. Trichinella species is acquired by eating contaminated meat of bear in America. 

Which of the following statements about Trichinella is false?

  1. Trichinella is known as the smallest human nematode parasite.

  2. Trichinella is the largest of all intracellular parasites.

  3. Only the non-encapsulated groups of Trichinella infect the mammalian host.

  4. Trichinella infections are treated by mebendazole.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is wrong. Only the encapsulated groups of Trichinella infect the mammalian host.

On microscopic testing, a rice field farmer with hepatomegaly was found to have sub-terminally spined eggs in his stool. Which of the following protozoans had most probably infected him?

  1. Schistosoma mansoni

  2. Schistosoma japonicum

  3. Schistosoma haematobium

  4. Non-human Schistosoma


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The farmer was infected by Schistosoma mansoni because sub-terminal eggs are only produced by Schistosoma mansoni. 

A person was diagnosed with flask-shaped lesions in the large intestine. He complained of violent diarrhoea, bloody stool with pus, flatulance and malodorous gas with abdominal bloating. The etiological agent of his disease is

  1. Giardia lamblia

  2. Entamoeba histolytica

  3. Shigella dysentriae

  4. Salmonella typhimurium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The person was affected with amoebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

Which of the following human diseases is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti?

  1. Elephantiasis nostras

  2. Elephantiasis tropica

  3. Podoconiosis

  4. Genital elephantiasis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elephantiasis tropica is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti

Match the parasitic trematodes with their common names ||| |---|---| |Trematode|Common name| |1. Clonorchis sinensis|a. Sheep liver fluke| |2. Fasciola hepatica|b. Lung fluke| |3. Fasciolopsis buski|c. Chinese liver fluke| |4. Paragonimus westermani|d. Giant intestinal fluke|

  1. 1. Clonorchis sinensis b. Lung fluke
    2. Fasciola hepatica d. Giant intestinal fluke
    3. Fasciolopsis buski a. Sheep liver fluke
    4. Paragonimus westerman c. Chinese liver fluke
  2. 1. Clonorchis sinensis d. Giant intestinal fluke
    2. Fasciola hepatica c. Chinese liver fluke
    3. Fasciolopsis buski a. Sheep liver fluke
    4. Paragonimus westerman b. Lung fluke
  3. 1. Clonorchis sinensis c. Chinese liver fluke
    2. Fasciola hepatica a. Sheep liver fluke
    3. Fasciolopsis buski d. Giant intestinal fluke
    4. Paragonimus westerman b. Lung fluke
  4. 1. Clonorchis sinensis d. Giant intestinal fluke
    2. Fasciola hepatica b. Lung fluke
    3. Fasciolopsis buski c. Chinese liver fluke
    4. Paragonimus westerman a. Sheep liver fluke

Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Clonorchis sinensis is Chinese liver fluke which causes serum sickness disease. Fasciola hepatica is sheep liver fluke which causes asymptomatic fever. Fasciolopsis buski is giant intestinal fluke which may cause abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Paragonimus westerman is lung fluke which may cause tuberculosis-like symptoms.

Ancylostoma caninum is a dog and cat hookworm. Which of the following human organs is most affected by this organism?

  1. Intestine

  2. Nails

  3. Skin

  4. Muscles


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Skin is most affected in Ancylostoma caninum infection because larvae cannot penetrate further.

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