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Parasites 4 - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 12 times
- The average score is 3 of 15
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| What is the scientific term for river blindness? | Onchocerciasis | 64%
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| How many days after exposure do symptoms start to appear? | 10-15 | 45%
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| What is its insect vector? | Black fly | 36%
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| What also known as the "wonder drug" may be used to treat a wide variety of parasites, from helminths to arthropod ectoparasites? | Ivermectin | 36%
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| Discovered by Youyou Tu in China, what other malaria treatment was formerly known as qinghaosu? | Artemisinin/dihydroartemisinin | 18%
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| What is the name for the ring formation that merozoites (in malaria) form in a red blood cell? | Trophozoite | 18%
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| What aerosol spray was used to help eradicate malaria in the US? | DDT | 9%
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| What is the major binding protein used by P.vivax (malaria sub-type) to bind to RBCs? | Duffy | 9%
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| What is the name for the form of the round worm when picked up in a blood meal? | Microfilaria | 9%
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| What is the name for the male that can be formed from this ring? | Microgametocyte | 9%
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| What iis the product of the fusion of the male and female gamete called? | Ookinete | 9%
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| What synthetic drug based of quinine is used to help treat malaria? | Chloroquine | 0%
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| LLINs is another form of maleria prevention, but what does it stand for? | Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets | 0%
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| 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%
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| Where do the worms tend to reside in the human host? | Subcutaneous nodules | 0%
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