Kala-azar is a disease caused by
Trypanosma gambiense transmitted by Tsetse fly
Leishmania donovani transmitted by sandfly
Taenia solium transmitted by infected pork
Wuchereria bancrofti transmitted by Culex
Correct Answer :
B. Leishmania donovani transmitted by sandfly
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The first generation in the asexual phase of Plasmodium in RBCs of man is known as
trophozoites
merozoites
metacryptomerozoi tes
phanerozoites
The Trx/panosoma causes sleeping sickness in man. It finally involves
liver
blood
brain
cerebro-spinal fluid
The oriental sores in human skin are caused by
Leishmania tropica
Phlebotomus
Balantidium
Leishmania donovani
Entamoeba gingivalis is a parasite in the
pharynx of man
unhealthy tissue around teeth of man
gum boil of man
infected salivary glands of man
Encystment in Amoeba serves for
perennation
reproduction
dispersal
all of these
In an electric field, the Paramecium moves
towards the negative pole
towards the positive pole
around to avoid effect of current
forms cyst and does not move
The intermediate host in the life cycle of �. histolytica is
Housefly
Mosquitoes
Tsetse fly
None of these
The catabolic wastes in Amoeba consist of
water and CO2
water, CO2 and minerals
Water, CO2, minerals and urea
all of these
The cysts of E.histolytica develop in an infected individual in the
intestinal wall
lumen of intestine
tissues of man
areas of metastatic inversion
Pseudopodia of Amoeba are important for
locomotion only
feeding only
both (a) and (b)
offence of defence
The cell anus in some protozoans known as
cytoproct
peristome
cytostome
none of these
The disease caused by Entamoeba gingimlis is transmitted by
flies
kissing
air
mosquitoes
The trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica reproduces by
binary fission
sporulation
amitosis
mitosis
Inoculation in malaria is out of question because
Plasmodium produces minute bodies
Plasmodium produces antitoxins
Plasmodium produces antitoxins and antibodies
All of these
Alternation of generations is otherwise known as
Epigenesis
Metagenesis
Biogenesis
Dimorphism
The intermediate host of malarial parasite is
Man
Female Anopheles
Culex
Monkeys
An example of dimorphic protozoan is
Amoeba proteus
Paramecium caudatum
Plasmodium
Polystornella
Oocyst of Plasmodium develops from
female gametocyte
fertilised microgamete
fertilised macrogamete
ookinete
The trophozoite of Plasmodium lives in
erythrocytes of man
liver cells
stomach of mosquito
blood plasma
The micronucleus in Paramecium is concerried with
vegetative function of the body
all the functions of the body
reproductive function of the body
locomotion
Attack of malaria occurs every fourth day when patient is infected by
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Mapacrine and Paludrine drugs are used for
malaria
amoebiasis
tapeworms
ascariasis
The disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is
sleeping sickness
chaga's disease
kala azar
oriental sore
Entamoeba differs from Amoeba in not having
nucleus
pseudopodia
ectoplasm
contractile vascule
A liver biopsy of a patient suffering from amoebic hepatic abscess would demonstrate the presence of
trophozoites
cysts
precystic stages
sporozoites
The transmission of Entamoeba histolytica takes place by
female anopheles mosquito
air
kisisng
contaminated food and water
A food vacuole develops in Paramecium at the distal end of
cytopharynx
oral grove
cytostome
oesophagus
The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is
sporozoite
minuta form
mature cyst
trophic form
Mild tertian malaria is caused by
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium malariae
The erthrocytic phase of the life cycle of Plasmodium passes in
the stomach of female amopheles mosquito
parenchymatous cells of liver of man
erythrocytes of man
erythrocytes and blood of man