Medical Parasitology Exam 2026/2027 –
Questions & Answers | A+ Graded
Complete Study Guide
•These disease are of _______ distribution - correct answer-worldwide
•Tropical zones
•Temperate zones
Location: •Tend to be more heavily focused in the - correct answer-subtropics
and tropics
•Life cycles
•Epidemiology
CDC information about parasites includes - correct answer-•life-cycles,
epidemiology, pathogenesis, prophylaxis, therapy
•The pathogenic parasites are categorized into two major groups - correct
answer-•Protozoa
, •Proto (Gr.) - first, original
•zoa (Gr.) - animals
•Helminths (Worms)
•Helm (Gr.) - intestinal worm
•The name of a disease produced by a pathogen is commonly derived from the -
correct answer-genus of the pathogen, followed by the suffix "-iasis"
how can nomenclature be determined - correct answer-location, individual,
source/vector, sign/symptoms,
Baghdad Fever - - correct answer-Leishmaniasis (location)
Malayan - correct answer-Filiariasis (location)
River Blindness - - correct answer-Onchocerciasis (location)
Chinese River Fluke Disease - - correct answer-Opisthorchiasis (location)
•Chagas' Disease - (Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician) - - correct answer-
American Trypanosomiasis (individual)
Breda's Disease - (Achille Breda [pronounce - "Brā-da"], Itialian dermatologist) - -
correct answer-Leishmaniasis (individual)
Questions & Answers | A+ Graded
Complete Study Guide
•These disease are of _______ distribution - correct answer-worldwide
•Tropical zones
•Temperate zones
Location: •Tend to be more heavily focused in the - correct answer-subtropics
and tropics
•Life cycles
•Epidemiology
CDC information about parasites includes - correct answer-•life-cycles,
epidemiology, pathogenesis, prophylaxis, therapy
•The pathogenic parasites are categorized into two major groups - correct
answer-•Protozoa
, •Proto (Gr.) - first, original
•zoa (Gr.) - animals
•Helminths (Worms)
•Helm (Gr.) - intestinal worm
•The name of a disease produced by a pathogen is commonly derived from the -
correct answer-genus of the pathogen, followed by the suffix "-iasis"
how can nomenclature be determined - correct answer-location, individual,
source/vector, sign/symptoms,
Baghdad Fever - - correct answer-Leishmaniasis (location)
Malayan - correct answer-Filiariasis (location)
River Blindness - - correct answer-Onchocerciasis (location)
Chinese River Fluke Disease - - correct answer-Opisthorchiasis (location)
•Chagas' Disease - (Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician) - - correct answer-
American Trypanosomiasis (individual)
Breda's Disease - (Achille Breda [pronounce - "Brā-da"], Itialian dermatologist) - -
correct answer-Leishmaniasis (individual)
