TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
7TH EDITION LEVENTHAL//CHEADLE
LATEST EDITION 2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. 1 Introduction
2. How to Use this Text
3. The Impact of Parasitism
4. What Is Parasitology?
5. Classification of Parasites
6. Post-test
7. 2 Nematoda
8. Introduction
9. Intestinal Nematodes
10. Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm, seatworm)
11. Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
12. Ascaris lumbricoides (large intestinal roundworm)
13. Necator americanus (New World hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale (Old World hookworm)
14. Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
15. Trichinella spiralis (trichinosis; trichinellosis)
16. Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm)
17. Filariae: Tissue Nematodes
18. Filariae
19. Zoonoses
20. Post-test
21. 3 Cestoda
22. Introduction
23. Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)
24. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
25. Diphyllobothrium latum (broadfish tapeworm)
26. Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid tapeworm)
27. Post-test
28. 4 Digenea
29. Introduction
30. Fasciolopsis buski (large intestinal fluke) and Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke)
31. Clonorchis sinensis (Oriental or Chinese liver fluke; opisthorchis)
32. Heterophyes heterophyes and Metagonimus yokogawai (heterophyids)
33. Paragonimus westermani (Oriental lung fluke)
34. Schistosoma spp. (blood flukes)
35. Post-test
36. 5 Protozoa: Amoebida
37. Introduction to Protozoa
38. Protozoa: Amoebida
39. Naegleria fowleri (primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
40. Acanthamoebia spp. (Granulomatous amebic encephalitis)
41. Entamoeba histolytica (ameba)
42. Post-test
43. 6 Protozoa: Intestinal Flagellates and Ciliates
44. Superclass Mastigophora
45. Giardia lamblia (G. duodenalis, G. intestinalis) (flagellate)
46. Dientamoeba fragilis (intestinal flagellate)
47. Trichomonas vaginalis (atrial flagellate)
48. Nonpathogenic Intestinal Flagellates
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,49. Class Kinetofragminophorea
50. Balantidium coli (ciliate)
51. Post-test
52. 7 Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp.
53. Kinetoplastida
54. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (East African sleeping sickness) and Trypanosoma brucei
gambiense (West African sleeping sickness)
55. Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
56. Leishmania tropica, L. mexicana, L. braziliensis, and L. donovani species complexes
(leishmaniasis)
57. Post-test
58. 8 Protozoa: Sporozoa
59. Introduction
60. Plasmodium species (malaria)
61. Plasmodium falciparum
62. Plasmodium malariae
63. Plasmodium vivax
64. Plasmodium ovale (rare)
65. Babesia species
66. Babesia microti
67. Subclass Coccidia
68. Microsporidia
69. Pneumocystis Jirovecii
70. Post-test
71. 9 Arthropoda
72. Arthropods
73. Insect Morphology
74. Post-test
75. 10 Clinical Laboratory Procedures
76. Introduction
77. Specimen Transport Procedures
78. Fecal Examination
79. Other Diagnostic Procedures
80. Immunodiagnostic Methods
81. Post-test
82. 11 Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease
83. Introduction
84. Defining Terms
85. Controlling Parasitic Disease
86. Treating Parasitic Disease
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, Chapter 1. Introduction
1. In A General Nematode Parasite’s Life Cycle, The Host May Ingest A Fertile Egg. This Stage Of
The Life Cycle Is Referred To As The:
a. Definitive Host Phase
b. Diagnostic Stage
c. Infective Stage
d. Method Of Infection
2. A Parasite That Lives Inside A Host Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Accidental Parasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative Parasite
3. Zoonosis Is A Term Used To Describe Humans’ Relationship With A(N):
a. Accidental Parasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative Parasite
4. An Animal That Harbors A Parasite That Can Also Infect Humans Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Definitive Host
b. Intermediate Host
c. Reservoir Host
d. Transport Host
5. The Host In Which The Parasite Reaches Sexual Or Reproductive Maturity Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Definitive Host
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7TH EDITION LEVENTHAL//CHEADLE
LATEST EDITION 2026
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. 1 Introduction
2. How to Use this Text
3. The Impact of Parasitism
4. What Is Parasitology?
5. Classification of Parasites
6. Post-test
7. 2 Nematoda
8. Introduction
9. Intestinal Nematodes
10. Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm, seatworm)
11. Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
12. Ascaris lumbricoides (large intestinal roundworm)
13. Necator americanus (New World hookworm) and Ancylostoma duodenale (Old World hookworm)
14. Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
15. Trichinella spiralis (trichinosis; trichinellosis)
16. Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm)
17. Filariae: Tissue Nematodes
18. Filariae
19. Zoonoses
20. Post-test
21. 3 Cestoda
22. Introduction
23. Hymenolepis nana (dwarf tapeworm)
24. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
25. Diphyllobothrium latum (broadfish tapeworm)
26. Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid tapeworm)
27. Post-test
28. 4 Digenea
29. Introduction
30. Fasciolopsis buski (large intestinal fluke) and Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke)
31. Clonorchis sinensis (Oriental or Chinese liver fluke; opisthorchis)
32. Heterophyes heterophyes and Metagonimus yokogawai (heterophyids)
33. Paragonimus westermani (Oriental lung fluke)
34. Schistosoma spp. (blood flukes)
35. Post-test
36. 5 Protozoa: Amoebida
37. Introduction to Protozoa
38. Protozoa: Amoebida
39. Naegleria fowleri (primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
40. Acanthamoebia spp. (Granulomatous amebic encephalitis)
41. Entamoeba histolytica (ameba)
42. Post-test
43. 6 Protozoa: Intestinal Flagellates and Ciliates
44. Superclass Mastigophora
45. Giardia lamblia (G. duodenalis, G. intestinalis) (flagellate)
46. Dientamoeba fragilis (intestinal flagellate)
47. Trichomonas vaginalis (atrial flagellate)
48. Nonpathogenic Intestinal Flagellates
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,49. Class Kinetofragminophorea
50. Balantidium coli (ciliate)
51. Post-test
52. 7 Protozoa: The Hemoflagellates Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp.
53. Kinetoplastida
54. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (East African sleeping sickness) and Trypanosoma brucei
gambiense (West African sleeping sickness)
55. Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
56. Leishmania tropica, L. mexicana, L. braziliensis, and L. donovani species complexes
(leishmaniasis)
57. Post-test
58. 8 Protozoa: Sporozoa
59. Introduction
60. Plasmodium species (malaria)
61. Plasmodium falciparum
62. Plasmodium malariae
63. Plasmodium vivax
64. Plasmodium ovale (rare)
65. Babesia species
66. Babesia microti
67. Subclass Coccidia
68. Microsporidia
69. Pneumocystis Jirovecii
70. Post-test
71. 9 Arthropoda
72. Arthropods
73. Insect Morphology
74. Post-test
75. 10 Clinical Laboratory Procedures
76. Introduction
77. Specimen Transport Procedures
78. Fecal Examination
79. Other Diagnostic Procedures
80. Immunodiagnostic Methods
81. Post-test
82. 11 Control and Treatment of Parasitic Disease
83. Introduction
84. Defining Terms
85. Controlling Parasitic Disease
86. Treating Parasitic Disease
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, Chapter 1. Introduction
1. In A General Nematode Parasite’s Life Cycle, The Host May Ingest A Fertile Egg. This Stage Of
The Life Cycle Is Referred To As The:
a. Definitive Host Phase
b. Diagnostic Stage
c. Infective Stage
d. Method Of Infection
2. A Parasite That Lives Inside A Host Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Accidental Parasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative Parasite
3. Zoonosis Is A Term Used To Describe Humans’ Relationship With A(N):
a. Accidental Parasite
b. Ectoparasite
c. Endoparasite
d. Facultative Parasite
4. An Animal That Harbors A Parasite That Can Also Infect Humans Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Definitive Host
b. Intermediate Host
c. Reservoir Host
d. Transport Host
5. The Host In Which The Parasite Reaches Sexual Or Reproductive Maturity Is Referred To As A(N):
a. Definitive Host
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