Diseases Classification: Protozoa vs. Other Pathogens
Protozoa are single-celled microscopic organisms. Some protozoa are pathogenic, meaning they can cause diseases.
Causative Agents of Listed Diseases
- Trypanosomiasis is caused by protozoa from the genus Trypanosoma.
- Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoa from the genus Leishmania.
- Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.
- Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic flatworms (trematodes) of the genus Schistosoma. These are multicellular organisms, not protozoa.
Identifying Non-Protozoan Diseases
Among the given options, Schistosomiasis is the only disease caused by a parasitic worm, not a protozoan.
Important Questions from Protozoal Infections
Which of the following pharmacological agents can be used for the treatment of visceral Leishmaniasis?
1. Pentavalent antimonials
2. Amphotericin B
3. Spiramycin
4. Paromomycin
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- The Sabin-Feldman dye test is an indirect fluorescent antibody test which is used to detect antibodies against which of the following organisms?
Consider the following statements with regard to giardiasis :
1. Stools should be examined for cysts at 2-3 days interval for its diagnosis.
2. Colonoscopy aspirate gives the highest diagnostic yield.
3. Infection usually occurs by ingesting contaminated water.
4. Giardia has a flagellate trophozoite form.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- Infection with which of the following organisms can cause a syndrome which is clinically indistinguishable from achalasia of the oesophagus?
- Bite of the Tsetse Fly transmits:
