Piroplasm Notes
Piroplasm Multiple Choice Revision
Questions
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In each of the following questions
there is only
one correct answern
1] How many families are ther in the order piroplasmida?
One - | -
Two - | -
Three - | -
Four - | -
More than four
2] Which of the following species is responsible for East Coast Fever
(ECF) ?
Theileria hirci - | -
Theileria parva - | -
Babesia bovis - | -
Theileria mutans - | -
Theileria ovis
3] Which of the following species is responsible for Texas Cattle Fever
(TCF) ?
Theileria sergenti - | -
Theileria annulat - | -
Babesia bigemina - | -
Babesia bovis - | -
Babesia microti
4] Which of the following clinical signs is not normally present in babesia
infections
?
Anaemia - | -
Lymphadenopathy - | -
Haemoglobulinuria - | -
Intravascular coagulation - | -
Jaundice
5] Which of the following stages is not present in both the life cycles of
babesia and
theileria ?
Sporozoite - | -
Merozoite - | -
ray bodies - | -
Macroschizont - | -
Ookinete
6] Species of babesia termed "Large" are usually over what size ?
1 micro meters - | -
2 micro meters - | -
3 micro meters - | -
4 micro meters - | -
5 micrometers
7] Which of the following species has been reported to cause fatal
infections in
splenectomised humans ?
Babesia divergens - | -
Babesia microti - | -
Babesia bovis - | -
Babesia bigemina - | -
Babesia canis
8] The level of erythrocyte parasitemia in babesia infected cattle is
often:
Between 0.1-2% - | -
Between 2-5% - | -
Between 5-10% - | -
Over 20% - | -
Over 70%
9] Which species of babesia infects dogs in northern Africa and the Far
East ?
Babesia canis - | -
Babesia gibsoni - | -
Babesia felis - | -
Babesia cati - | -
Babesia divergens
10] Which of the following genera ticks is the primary vector for Theileria
para?
Rhipicephalus - | -
Hyalomma - | -
Amblyomma - | -
Haemaphysalis - | -
Ixodes
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