Parasitology Mcqs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: February 3, 2024

Study of parasites and their relationships with their hosts is called?

1. A) Pathology
2. B) Parasitology
3. C) Microbiology
4. D) Immunology

Answer: B) Parasitology

Which of the following parasite causes malaria in humans beings?

1. A) Plasmodium
2. B) Toxoplasma
3. C) Giardia
4. D) Trypanosoma

Answer: A) Plasmodium

A parasite living on the surface of its host is known as?

1. A) Endoparasite
2. B) Ectoparasite
3. C) Hyperparasite
4. D) Plasmodioparasite

Answer: B) Ectoparasite

——– is commonly known as a “flatworm” due to its flattened body shape?

1. A) Roundworm
2. B) Tapeworm
3. C) Fluke
4. D) Hookworm

Answer: C) Fluke

Primary mode of transmission of Plasmodium is?

1. A) Vector-borne transmission
2. B) Waterborne transmission
3. C) Airborne transmission
4. D) Direct contact transmission

Answer: C) Vector-borne transmission

Parasitic infection, that is caused by Toxoplasma gondii and is often associated with exposure to cat feces is?

1. A) Malaria
2. B) Toxoplasmosis
3. C) Giardiasis
4. D) Leishmaniasis

Answer: B) Toxoplasmosis

A person who harbors a parasite is known as?

1. A) Host
2. B) Carrier
3. C) Vector
4. D) Reservoir

Answer: A) Host

——- is commonly transmitted through contaminated water and causes gastrointestinal symptoms?

1. A) Malaria
2. B) Toxoplasmosis
3. C) Giardiasis
4. D) Leishmaniasis

Answer: C) Giardiasis

Scientific name for the parasitic roundworms is?

1. A) Nematoda
2. B) Platyhelminthes
3. C) Trematoda
4. D) Cestoda

Answer: A) Nematoda

Which of the following infection that is caused by the bite of infected sandflies?

1. A) Malaria
2. B) Toxoplasmosis
3. C) Giardiasis
4. D) Leishmaniasis

Answer: D) Leishmaniasis