KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3rd TRIMESTER 2015 (FT) EXAMINATION

SCHOOL : MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT : MICROBIOLOGY AND PARASITOLOGY
UNIT CODE : MLSC 409/HSCI 201
UNIT TITLE : MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answer all questions in Section A and any two in Section B:
SECTION A (40 Marks)
Question One
How do the following groups of parasites differ from each other? (8 marks)
(a) Phylum Protozoa
(b) Phylum Arthropoda
(c) Phylum Platyhelminth
(d) Phylum Nematyhelminth

Question Two
Name a symptom disease caused by each of the following to humans.
(10 marks)
(a) Ascaris Lubricoides
(b) Schistosoma mansoni
(c) Hook worm
(d) Trypanosoma brucei
(e) Onchocerca volvulus
(f) Schistosoma haematobium

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(g) Diphylobothrium latum
(h) Taenia solium
(i) Entamoeba histolytica
(j) Giardia lamblia

Question Three
Briefly describe the transmission of:
(a) Echonococcus granulosus to humans
(b) What measures would be taken to avoid this transmission
(c) How can patients with this parasite be treated (10 marks)

Question Four
Briefly describe two methods of asexual reproduction by protozoa (2 marks)

Question Five
What trematode diseases are the following moluscs associated with?
(8 marks)
(a) Biomphalaria species
(b) Oncomalania species
(c) Bulinus species
(d) Lymnaea species

Question Six
What is a gynaecolphoric canal in male Schistomsomes and what is its
purpose? (2 marks)

SECTION TWO
Answer any two questions

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Question One
Describe the life cycle of Schistosoma Mansoni and expound on the
appropriate methods of its control. What is the drug of choice for its
chemotherapy? (15 marks)

Question Two
In the event of an outbreak of malaria in an epidemic malaria zone, what
measures should be taken to control the outbreak? (15 marks)

Question Three
Discuss the developmental stages of Ascaris Lubricoides and the effects of its
larval form in humans. How can infection with this parasite be avoided?
(15
marks)

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