Biology · General Awareness

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.

Plasmodium infective stagesDisease transmission modesDisease vectors and fleasIntracellular parasitesElephantiasis causes

Disease Vectors and Pathogens Questions

Multiple choice
  1. culex mosquito

  2. Ascaris lumbricoids

  3. Taenia solium

  4. Wuchereria bancrofti

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The microfilarae larva of this helminth causes filaria.

Multiple choice
  1. HIV

  2. Streptococcus pneumoniae

  3. Influenza A virus

  4. Borrelia recurrentis

  5. Trypanosoma

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

There are at least 93 serotypes in the world, though 23 prevalent serotypes that cause disease in different parts of the world, but no switching of the bacterium between serotypes. Infections with these organisms are common and often infect those with antibody or innate or combined deficiencies