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10. A thick ring, large nucleus, and bands across the cell and 6 – 12 merozoites in the mature schizont are all characteristics of which Plasmodium spp.?

22. The strobila of the Hymenolepsis spp. has a unique structure. The proglottids are described as stacking and almost appear to be inserted into each other. This is referred to as:

37. Interpret this iodine wetmount from a Ova and Parasite Concentration.   (100X oil immersion)

16. Ectoparasites produce infestations.

36. This organism is generally transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated meat from a pig. 

19. Which of the following is not part of an Ova and Parasite examination?

5. Some strains of Leishmania spp. have reservoir hosts, including dogs and wild rodents. Transmission is via the bite of a:

7. Ring forms and gametocytes are the ONLY forms normally observed in the peripheral blood of which Plasmodium spp.?

11. Humans contract Chagas disease when the reduviid bug defecates while taking a blood meal and the parasites in the feces are rubbed or scratched into the bite wound or onto mucosal surfaces. Which stage in the blood infects the host cells?

2. Which of the following flagellates has a single nucleus in the cyst and the typical, curved cytostomal fibril, which is called a shepherd’s crook?