Answer these this quick parasite practice questions and increase your knowledge about parasites and parasitic infections.









Parasite Practice Questions:

Results Congratulations Your Knowledge About Parasites is Good You Did Not Pass Your Knowledge About Parasites is Bad #1. Parasite living inside of a host is called? Ectoparasite Trichinosis Endoparasite Protozoa Incorrect #2. Botfly belongs to the family of? Cestodes Oestridae Platyhelminths Trematodes Incorrect #3. How is Giardia parasite transmitted? By mosquitoes By swimming in the lakes By contact with feces from the infected Through tick bite Incorrect #4. Can you get lyme disease from your dogs/cats? Yes! pets that roams in the woods can pick up infected ticks and pass it on to you No! dogs and cats are immune to lyme disease Incorrect #5. Can a parasite turn its host into a zombie? Yes! there are some parasites that turn its host into zombies No! it is just not possible Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a specialized parasite that infects, manipulates and kills formicine ants. Its also known as the mind controlling fungus #6. After a tick attaches it self to the host it takes _________ hours to fully transmit lyme disease. 48-72 hours 2-7 hours 12-24 hours 72-84 hours Incorrect #7. Where are horsehair worms commonly found? Comes out when a horse sneezes Inside infected chicken eggs Puddles of water, on damp sidewalks and patios In polluted air Incorrect #8. Can acanthamoeba infect an eye through contact lenses? Yes! it can No! it cant #9. A creature that lives off another organism is called? a host a parasite Incorrect #10. Around 70 percent parasites are not visible to the human eye False True #11. Endoparasites rely on a third organism, known as the vector, or carrier. The vector transmits the endoparasite to the host. False True Incorrect #12. How does Blastocystosis enters its human host? Amoebia, Babesiosis & Helminths Protozoa, Helminths & Ectoparasites Ectoparasites, Protozoa & Amoebia Incorrect #13. How does Blastocystosis enters its human host? through the fecal-oral route through the eye through the nasal cavity Incorrect #14. How is Malaria parasite transmitted? through air by the anopheles mosquito by an infected tick Incorrect #15. Worms, or helminth organisms, can affect humans and animals. False True Incorrect #16. Baylisascaris worm is also known as? gordiacea raccoon roundworm gadflies Incorrect #17. Chinese liver fluke disease is also known as? Clonorchiasis Nematomorpha Diphyllobothriasis Incorrect #18. Guinea worm affects subcutaneous tissues and muscle and causes blisters and ulcers True False Incorrect #19. Hookworms can cause? intestinal disease liver disease blindness Incorrect #20. A pinworm, or threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis can live in the colon and rectum of humans True False Incorrect #21. Loa loa filariasis is also known as? loaisis babesiosis cestodes Incorrect #22. Onchocerca volvulus can cause? tuberculosis (TB) cancer river blindness Incorrect #23. What does paragonimiasis affects? heart lungs eyes Incorrect #24. Humans can become infected with sparganosis if they eat foods tainted with dog or cat feces False True Incorrect #25. Whipworms live in the small intestine False True Incorrect #26. Ringworm is a worm, not a fungal infection False True Incorrect #27. Crab lice affect the head area False True Incorrect finish









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