NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Helminths fall under the category of
A
Multicellular Animal Parasites
B
Algae
C
Protozoa
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Helminths are large, multicellular organisms that are generally visible to the naked eye in their adult stages. Like protozoa, helminths can be either free-living or parasitic in nature. In their adult form, helminths cannot multiply in humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The helminths are invertebrates characterized by elongated, flat or round bodies. In medically oriented schemes the flatworms or platyhelminths (platy from the Greek root meaning “flat”) include flukes and tapeworms. Roundworms are nematodes (nemato from the Greek root meaning “thread”).

Detailed explanation-3: -Multicellular Animal Parasites A group of eukaryotic organisms consisting of the flatworms and roundworms, which are collectively referred to as the helminths.

Detailed explanation-4: -Helminth parasites such as Trichuris trichuria, Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Trichinella spiralis are large, multicellular eukaryotic pathogens that cause chronic infections (Artis and Grencis, 2008; Cooper, 2009; Onah and Nawa, 2000).

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