What term is used to describe parasites that live on the surface of the host's body without penetrating its tissues?

Ectoparasite

Which of the following is an example of an obligate parasite? A) Acanthamoeba B) Plasmodium spp. C) Echinococcus granulosus D) Toxocara

B) Plasmodium spp.

What is the term for a host that serves as a source of infection for other susceptible hosts?

Reservoir host

Identify the type of parasite that can live both as a parasite and independently.

Facultative parasite

Which of the following parasites is classified as an endoparasite? A) Flea B) Tick C) Ascaris lumbricoides D) Echinococcus granulosus

C) Ascaris lumbricoides

What is the term for parasites that infect unusual hosts and cannot develop further?

Aberrant parasite

What type of life cycle involves only one host for the parasite?

Direct/Simple life cycle

Which of the following is a characteristic of a definitive host? A) A host where asexual reproduction occurs B) A host that does not support parasite development C) A host where the sexual cycle of the parasite occurs D) A transport host for the parasite

C) A host where the sexual cycle of the parasite occurs

What is the characteristic of a paratenic host?

Acts as a transport host for the parasite, where the parasite lives but cannot develop further.

Name a parasite that is transmitted via the transplacental route.

Toxoplasma

What type of disease is caused by Ancylostoma duodenale?

Soil-transmitted disease

Which of the following is not a vector-borne disease? A) Plasmodium spp. B) Toxoplasma C) Leishmania donovani D) Wuchereria bancrofti

B) Toxoplasma

Identify a free-living ameba among the following: A) Giardia lamblia B) Entamoeba histolytica C) Acanthamoeba D) Balantidium coli

C) Acanthamoeba

What is the mode of transmission for parasites like Trypanosoma brucei?

Vector-borne transmission

Which parasite is known for causing amoebiasis?

Entamoeba histolytica

Which type of parasite requires both a definitive host and an intermediate host?

Indirect/Complex life cycle

Name a representative of the Cestodes group.

Hymenolepis nana

What is the term for the presence of an endoparasite within a host?

Infection

Which of the following is a facultative parasite? A) Strongyloides spp. B) Plasmodium spp. C) Toxocara D) Echinococcus granulosus

A) Strongyloides spp.

What type of diseases include Giardiasis and Amoebiasis?

Food and waterborne diseases

Which of the following represents an unusual mode of transmission for parasites? A) Waterborne B) Vector-borne C) Transplacental D) Direct contact

C) Transplacental

What is the primary characteristic of an accidental parasite?

Infects unusual hosts

Identify a parasite that can be transmitted through blood transfusion.

Babesia

Which of the following parasites is commonly associated with conjunctival entry? A) Giardia B) Acanthamoeba C) Toxoplasma D) Plasmodium

B) Acanthamoeba

What is the life cycle classification of parasites that only require one definitive host?

Direct/Simple life cycle

What is the main difference between definitive and intermediate hosts?

Definitive hosts support the sexual cycle, while intermediate hosts support the asexual cycle of the parasite.

What type of transmission involves parasites like Leishmania and Trypanosoma?

Vector-borne transmission

What type of parasite requires both a definitive host and an intermediate host to complete its life cycle?

An indirect/complex life cycle parasite.

Which group of parasites is classified as obligate parasites and cannot survive without a host?

Plasmodium spp.

In the context of parasitology, what is the role of a reservoir host?

A reservoir host serves as a source of infection for other susceptible hosts.