Plasmodium

Question 1

Member of Class_____

Answer 1

Sporozoa

Question 2

Causes malaria in ____ and_____

Answer 2

mammals and birds

Question 3

The asexual cycle (schizogony) takes place in the RBC of_____

Answer 3

vertebrates

Question 4

The sexual cycle (sporogony) takes place in

Answer 4

mosquitoes

Question 5

Asexual cycle

Answer 5

Schizogony

Question 6

Sexual cycle

Answer 6

Sporogony

Question 7

Five Species of Plasmodia

Answer 7

1. Plasmodium vivax
2. Plasmodium malariae
3. Plasmodium falciparum
4. Plasmodium ovale
5. Plasmodium knowlesi

Question 8

Plasmodium vivax

Answer 8

Benign Tertian Malaria

Question 9

Plasmodium malariae

Answer 9

Quartan Malaria or Malariae malaria

Question 10

Plasmodium falciparum

Answer 10

Malignant Tertian Malaria

Question 11

Plasmodium ovale

Answer 11

Benign Tertian Ovale Malaria

Question 12

Mosquito Vectors FMBaLiMa

Answer 12

Anopheles flavirostris

Anopheles mangyanus

Anopheles balabacensis

Anopheles litoralis

Anopheles maculatus

Question 13

principal vector which breed in slow-flowing, partly shaded clean mountain streams in the Philippines

Answer 13

Anopheles flavirostris

Question 14

▪ clean stream breeder

Answer 14

Anopheles mangyanus

Question 15

▪forest rain pool breeder

Answer 15

Anopheles balabacensis

Question 16

▪ brackish water

Answer 16

Anopheles litoralis

Question 17

▪ stream breeder

Answer 17

Anopheles maculatus

Question 18

ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. vivax & P. ovale

Answer 18

• young RBC

Question 19

ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. malariae

Answer 19

• older RBC

Question 20

ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. falciparum

Answer 20

• RBC of all stages

Question 21

THE MALARIA PARASITE

Three developmental stages seen in blood films:

Answer 21

1. Trophozoite
2. Schizont
3. Gametocyte

Question 22

Features of Plasmodium

nvcs

Answer 22

vacuole

nucleus/ chromatin dot

cytoplasm

stippling

Question 23

All stages.

Wide range of stages may be seen on given film.

Answer 23

Stages found in circulating blood

P vivax

Question 24

All stages.

Wide variety of stages usually not seen.

Relatively few rings, gametocytes generally present.

Answer 24

Stages found in circulating blood

P. malariae

Question 25

All stages

Answer 25

Stages found in circulating blood P. ovale

Question 26

Rings and or gametocytes. Other stages develop in blood vessels of internal organs but are not seen in peripheral blood except in severe infections.

Answer 26

Stages found in circulating blood P. falciparum

Question 27

Size of RBCs • Enlarged:

Answer 27

Size of RBC P. vivax P. ovale

Question 28

Size of RBCs Not enlarged:

Answer 28

Size of RBCs P. falciparum P. malariae

Question 29

Infection of RBCs • Single:

Answer 29

Infection of RBCs • suggestive usually of P. vivax

Question 30

Infection of RBCs Multiple:

Answer 30

Infection of RBCs • common to P. falciparum

Question 31

Presence of stipplings or clefts P. vivax or P. ovale

Answer 31

• Stipplings clearly visible (Schuffner’s )

Question 32

Presence of stipplings or clefts P. falciparum or P. malariae

Answer 32

Stipplings not clearly visible