Which of the following parasites can be diagnosed by collecting skin scratch from the infected area? a. Plasmodium falciparum b. Taenia saginata c. Leishmania tropica d. Trichomonas vaginalis

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Q: Which one of the following statements about bacterial vaginosis is false?a) It is the most common…

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Q: Pediculosis is an infestation of body lice that causes intenseitching. True or false?

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Q: a. What one simple act could in time eradicate ascariasis?b. Hookworm?c. Beef tapeworm?

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Q: Tissue invasion is relatively slow and tends to stimulate granuloma formation: A. Acanthamoeba…

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Q: Which of the following STIs can lead to male sterility?

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Q: Which of the following are primarily zoonoses?a. tularemia b. salmonellosis c. shigellosis f.…

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Q: Match the following terms with their respective definition: _____1. Carrier…

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Q: 1.a.  Mention and explain three different modes of transmission of parasitic infections. .b.…

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Q: Entamoeba histolytica primarily invades thea. liver b. large intestine c. small intestined. lungs

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Q: Indicate the vector for each of these parasites. Trypanosoma cruzi Trypanosoma Leishmania Plasmodium

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Q: Match the characteristic with the correct disease Clostridium tetani Varicella virus Rubeola virus…

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