Statistics for Parasites

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What major organ may schistomiasis lead to inflammation?	Liver/spleen	68%
If a life cycle of a parasite only involves one specific definitive host, what is it referred to as?	Direct	32%
What is the main vector for leishmania?	Sand fly	32%
What do sporocysts in the snail release into the water that then can infect the humans?	Cercaria	28%
What is the most common worm infection in the UK?	Pin worm (Enterobius vermicularis)	28%
What are the large colections of embryolated eggs (~50,000) that the tapewrom releases called?	Proglottids	24%
Which anti-helminth drug is a neurotransmission inhibitor?	Ivermectin	20%
Which changes membrane permeability to calcium ions?	Praziquantal	16%
What fever is the first stage of schistosomiasis?	Katayama	8%
What is the name for the immature form of the pork tape worm (taenia solium)?	Cystercerci	4%
Giant roundworms such as Ascaris lumbricoides, may prevent the passage of food through the intestines, what is the technical term for this?	Mechanical blockage	4%
What do Albendazole and mebendazole inhibit assembly of?	Microtubule	4%
What do the eggs of schistosoma release into the water in order to go onto insert into snails?	Miracidia	4%
What sub group of eukaryotes do all parasitic helminths belong to?	Opisthokonta	4%
What is the route of transmision for whipworm (Trichurius trichuria)?	Oral-faecal	0%