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Disease Vectors and Pathogens
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Disease vectors and pathogens examine how organisms like Plasmodium and Leishmania transmit infections. Test items require matching vectors to specific diseases. Studying these life cycles is essential for scoring well.
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Disease Vectors and Pathogens Questions
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sucking and piercing type
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sponging type
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biting and chewing type
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Both (1) and (2)
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None of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Mouth part of mosquito is sucking and piercing type.
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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Leishmania
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Trypanosoma brucei
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Trypanosoma gambiense
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Hydra vulgaris
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, black fever, and Dumdum fever, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus.
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sporozoite
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gametocyte
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erythrocyte
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Both (2) and (3)
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
All stages of Plasmodium get digested in stomach of female Anopheles except the gametocyte.
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Trophozoites develop into schizonts.
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The sporozoites invades the epithelial cells of the allimentary.
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Transmission occurs when these mature oocysts are ingested.
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The sporocysts each divide twice, resulting in four sporozoites.
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An oocyst with two sporoblasts is released in stool of infected person.
E
Correct answer
Explanation
An oocyst with one sporoblast is released in stool of infected person. After the oocyst has been released, the sporoblast matures further and divides into two.
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Cholera
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Chicken pox
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Malaria
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Plague
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Cholera is water-borne, chicken pox is viral (airborne), and plague is bacterial (flea-borne from rodents). Malaria remains a major health concern in tropical regions.
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Whiteflies
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Hoppers
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Thrips
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Beetles
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Aphids
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Hoppers transmit viruses from several genera, including those in the families Rhabdoviridae and Reoviridae.
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1 and 2
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1 and 3
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1 and 4
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2 and 3
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2 and 4
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is the correct answer.
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Vector
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Transmitter
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Drones
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Conductor
A
Correct answer
Explanation
In biological context, a vector is an organism that transmits disease-causing pathogens from one host to another. Insects like mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks are common vectors. The other terms like transmitter, drones, or conductor are not standard scientific terminology for disease transmission.
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TB and cholera
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typhoid and cholera
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cholera and rabies
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AIDS and hepatitis B
D
Correct answer
Explanation
AIDS (HIV) and Hepatitis B are primarily transmitted through body fluids like blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. The other diseases listed have different transmission routes - TB is airborne, typhoid and cholera are waterborne/fecal-oral, and rabies spreads through animal bites (saliva).
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Sandfly
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Culex mosquito
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Anopheles mosquito
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Housefly
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Wucheraria larvae microfilariae are carried by culex mosquito and causes filaria.
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guest
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servant
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host
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none of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
A parasite feeds on a living organism called its host, which provides nutrients and shelter. The parasite benefits from this relationship while often harming the host, though not necessarily killing it immediately.
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Saprotrophic
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Parasitic
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Holozoic
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Roundworm and plasmodium exhibit parasitic nutrition, obtaining nutrients from living host organisms. Roundworms live in the intestines of their hosts, while plasmodium causes malaria by infecting red blood cells.
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Poliomyelits
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Filariasis
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Leprosy
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Amoebiasis
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Filariasis (elephantiasis) is caused by nematode worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, or Brugia timori. Poliomyelitis is viral, leprosy is bacterial (Mycobacterium leprae), and amoebiasis is protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica).
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an endogenous host for Plasmodium
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an exogenous host for Plasmodium
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an initial host
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
In the life cycle of Plasmodium, the sexual phase (sporogony) occurs within the mosquito, which is considered the exogenous host or definitive host. The asexual phase (schizogony) occurs within the human, the endogenous or intermediate host.
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sand fly
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mosquito
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tse-tse fly
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yellow wasp
C
Correct answer
Explanation
African sleeping sickness is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Trypanosoma and is transmitted to humans by the bite of the tsetse fly. Sand flies transmit leishmaniasis, and mosquitoes transmit diseases like malaria and dengue. The yellow wasp is not a known vector for this disease.