Question

Match the parasites with their infective stages in humans:
 

Parasites	Infective stage
A) Entamoeba histolytica	I) Tetranucleate cyst
B) Plasmodium vivax	II) Sporozoite
C) Ascaris lumbricoides	III) 2nd stage Rhabditiform larva
D) Wuchereria bancrofti	IV) 3rd stage Microfilaria

• A. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
• B. A - IV, B - I, C - V, D - II
• C. A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
• D. A - I, B - IV, C - III, D - II

Hint:

Sporozoites — Malaria; Microfilaria — Filariasis; Cyst — Amoebiasis.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

- A) Entamoeba histolytica infective form is the Tetranucleate cyst.
- B) Plasmodium vivax enters the human host via the Sporozoite.
- C) Ascaris lumbricoides is passed in its larval (rhabditiform) stage.
- D) Wuchereria bancrofti infects via the 3rd-stage microfilaria.