Questions
Histomoniasis is a protozoan disease of
- dogs
- birds
- humans
- pigs
Fasciolopsiasis is an infection caused by
- nematode
- cestode
- termatode
- acanthocephala
Which of the following is an etiological agent of facial Erysipelas?
- Group B beta hemolytic streptococci
- Group A beta hemolytic streptococci
- Group C beta hemolytic streptococci
- Alpha hemolytic streptococci
Which group of organisms causes ringworm?
- Helminths
- Fungi
- Protozoa
- Bacteria
Tetanus can be categorised as
- integumentary infection
- transmissive infection
- zoonotic infection
- intestinal infection
Which organism causes nodular growth in the auditory canal in AIDS patients?
- Microsporodium
- Dientamoeba fragilis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Cyclospora
Which of the following is the causative organism of pinworm disease?
- Trichuris trichura
- Giardiasis intestinalis
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Echinococcus granulosus
Which bacterium causes rabbit fever?
- Borrelia recurrentis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Francisella tularensis
- Rickettsia typhi
What kind of infection is valley fever?
- Bacterial infection
- Fungal infection
- Viral infection
- Protozoan infection
Which disease is caused by JC virus in immunocompromised patients?
- Kaposi sarcoma
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Multicentric castleman disease (MCD)
- Bowenoid papulosis
Which of the following organisms cause(s) neuro cysticercosis?
- Taenia saginata
- Taenia solium
- Taenia asiatica
- Taenia coli
Which helminth infestation would a child who is anaemic, very pale or eats dirt probably have?
- Roundworm infestation
- Tapeworm infestation
- Hookworm infestation
- Pin-worm infestation
Who is the etiological agent of sleeping sickness in humans?
- Trypanosoma equiperdum
- Trypanosoma gambiense
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Trypanosoma evansi
Which organism(s) act(s) as a reservoir for west Nile virus?
- Mosquitoes
- Passerines
- Reptiles
- Ticks
What is white piedra?
- Severe reduction in WBC count
- Mycosis of hair
- White patches on skin
- Rice water stools
Which stage in life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii is responsible for spread of infection within the host body?
- Bradyzoite
- Sporozoite
- Merozoite
- Tachyzoite
Which disease-causing organism requires Xenopsylla cheopsis (flea) as vector?
- Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
- Plague
- Lyme disease
- Q-fever
Which organism causes pityriasis versicolor, a chronic infection of skin?
- Blastomyces dermatitidis
- Philophora verrucosa
- Malassezia furfur
- Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis
Due to which reason are helminths able to survive in their mammalian hosts for many years?
- Reproduction
- Encapsulation
- Nourishment
- Immunomodulation
Who invented plague vaccine?
- Alexandre Yersin
- Robert Koch
- Waldemar Haffkine
- Ronald Ross
Which brain-eating amoeba causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in HIV patients?
- Naegleria fowleri
- Balamuthia mandrillaris
- Naegleria gruberi
- Entamoeba histolytica
Which disease is caused by Burkholderia mallei in humans?
- Cat-scratch disease
- Glanders
- Bolivian haemorrhagic fever
- Black piedra
Which group of viruses causes rabies?
- Rhinoviruses
- Rhabdoviruses
- Lentiviruses
- Orthomyxoviruses
Which disease is transmitted by consumption of beef?
- Taenia solium
- Taenia saginata
- Taenia pisiformis
- Taenia coli
Which helminthic infection is acquired only through skin in humans?
- A. duodenale
- N. americanus
- A. ceylanicum
- A. caninum