M.Sc. (Semester II) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
Zoology
HELMINTHOLOGY
Time: 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: Q.1, 2 6 are compulsory.
Answer any two questions from Q.3, 4 and 5.
Q.1 Choose the correct alternatives and rewrite the sentence:- 14
What is the intermediate host for the schistosomes?
Humans Soil
Snails All of the above
In an individual infected with ascaris, the larvae can be found in the
Liver Lungs
Intestines All of the above
A freshwater snail is always a part of the life cycle in which of the following
groups?
Cestodes Trematodes
Filarial worms Intestinal nematodes
Humans can serve as both the intermediate and definitive host in infections
caused by:
Enterobius vermicularis Hymenolepis nana
Schistosoma japonicum Ascaris lumbricoides
Praziquantel is used in the treatment of
Amoebiasis
Toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans)
Paragonimiasis (lung fluke)
Trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness)
Each of the following parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes except:
Leishmania donovani Wuchereria Bancrofti
Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium falciparum
Pig or dogs are the source of human infection by each of the following
parasites except:
Echinococcus granulosus Taenia solium
Ascaris lumbricoides Trichinella spiralis
Q.2 Long answer type question (Compulsory):-
Give an account on life cycle, pathogenicity diagnosis and treatment of
Hymenolepis nana
14
Q.3 Answer the following:-
Give an account on Nutritional requirements in Trematodes. 07
General organization and morphology of the parasitic Cestodes occurring in
man.
07
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Q.4 Explain the following:-
General organization and classification of Nematodes. 05
Give an account on life cycle of Vascular blood fluke. 05
Describe Paragonimus westermani with special reference treatment and
control.
04
Q.5 Explain in short 07
Describe the life cycle of Taenia Solium 07
Structure and life cycle pattern of hook worm.
Q.6 Write short notes (any 14
Antihelminthics
Geographical distribution of Vascular blood fluke.
Transmission and pathology of parasitic Microfilaria
Echinococcous granulosus
Symptoms of Ascariasis
Definitive host.