1. Opportunistic and Atrial
Flagellates Shifting Examination

2. NEW ERA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
OPPORTUNISTIC AMOEBA AND ATRIAL FLAGELLATES
ASSOCIATION TYPE: Write A=A,
B=B,
C= if both are correct
and D= Neither are correct

3. 1. Which of the following stains will help in the
diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri?
A. Immunoperoxidase method
B. Iron-Hematoxylin
C. Both
D. Neither

4. 2. Acanthamoeba species can enter the human body
thru which of the following sites?
A. Lungs
B. Ulcerated wounds
C. Both
D. Neither

5. 3. Specie of Acanthamoeba that possess polyhedral
endocyst and wrinkled ectocyst in its cyst form
A. Acantamoeba polyphaga
B. Acantamoeba castellani
C. Both
D. Neither

6. 4. Which of the following stage of Chilomastix mesnili you
may see in the stool sample?
A. Trophozoite
B. Cyst
C. Both
D. Neither

7. 5. Males, suffering from trichomoniasis, are often
described with which of the following manifestations?
A. Dysuria
B. Leukorrhea
C. Both
D. Neither

8. 6. Which of the following features is associated with
Dientamoeba fragilis?
A. Anal Pluritus
B. Tetracoccic karyosome
C. Both
D. Neither

9. 7. The etiologic agent of Leningrad’s Curse may
produce this consistency of stool
A. Gruelly stool
B. Steatorrheaic stool
C. Both
D. Neither

10. 8. Which of the following is the diagnostic feature of
cyst stage of Giardia lamblia?
A. Retracted cytoplasm
B. Refractile axonemes
C. Both
D. Neither

11. 9. Disease produce is primary amoebic
meningoencephalitis
A. Naegleria fowleri
B. Acanthamoeba culbertsoni
C. Both
D. Neither

12. 10. Type of motility associated with the causative agent
of traveller’s diarrhea?
A. Falling leaf like motility
B. Gliding motility
C. Both
D. Neither

13. 11. Humans acquire infection with which of the
following parasite via the cyst forms?
A. Acantamoeba culbertsoni
B. Naegleria fowleri
C. Both
D. Neither

14. 12. The infective stage to man is provided with flagella
A. Acantamoeba culbertsoni
B. Acantamoeba polyphaga
C. Both
D. Neither

15. 13. Stools are often described with the presence of blood in
infection with which of the following parasites?
A. Giardia lamblia
B. Dientamoeba fragilis
C. Both
D. Neither

16. 14. Trichomonas vaginalis prefer what type of
environmental PH of healthy vagina?
A. Slightly acidic
B. More alkaline
C. Both
D. Neither

17. 15. Which of the following is/are associated with
Vincent’s angina in spirochete infection?
A. Chilomastix mesnili
B. Dientamoeba fragilis
C. Both
D. Neither

18. 16. Which of the following parasite coat the intestinal
mucosa?
A. Giardia lamblia
B. Trichomonas hominis
C. Both
D. Neither

19. 17. The part of the intestine where Trichomonas
hominis inahabits?
A. Small intestine
B. Large intestine
C. Both
D. Neither

20. 18. Enlarged corneal nerve (keratoneuritis) is
pathognomonic of the infection
A. Acantamoeba culbertsoni
B. Naegleria fowleri
C. Both
D. Neither

21. 19. Which of the following parasite has spine-like
pseudopodia
A. Naegleria fowleri
B. Acanthamoeba culbertsoni
C. Both
D. Neither

22. 20. One of the major requirement of
Trichomonas vaginalis is this type of
epithelium
A. Estrogenized epithelium
B. Progestenized epithelium
C. Both
D. Neither

23. Pass your paper