Statistics for Parasites 4

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What is the scientific term for river blindness?	Onchocerciasis	56%
How many days after exposure do symptoms start to appear?	10-15	44%
What is its insect vector?	Black fly	44%
What also known as the "wonder drug" may be used to treat a wide variety of parasites, from helminths to arthropod ectoparasites?	Ivermectin	33%
Discovered by Youyou Tu in China, what other malaria treatment was formerly known as qinghaosu?	Artemisinin/dihydroartemisinin	22%
What is the name for the ring formation that merozoites (in malaria) form in a red blood cell?	Trophozoite	22%
What aerosol spray was used to help eradicate malaria in the US?	DDT	11%
What is the major binding protein used by P.vivax (malaria sub-type) to bind to RBCs?	Duffy	11%
What is the name for the form of the round worm when picked up in a blood meal?	Microfilaria	11%
What is the name for the male that can be formed from this ring?	Microgametocyte	11%
What iis the product of the fusion of the male and female gamete called?	Ookinete	11%
What synthetic drug based of quinine is used to help treat malaria?	Chloroquine	0%
LLINs is another form of maleria prevention, but what does it stand for?	Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets	0%
Parasite proteins such as Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Proteins (PfEMPs) lead to adherence to non-infected red cells, what is this process called?	Rosetting	0%
Where do the worms tend to reside in the human host?	Subcutaneous nodules	0%

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