PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following parasitic hosts presents potential source of infection to man after eradication of a disease.
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Defenitive host
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Intermediate host
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Reservoir host
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Accidental host
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Balantidium coli is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. Humans can become infected by eating and drinking contaminated food and water that has come into contact with infective animal or human fecal matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Animate reservoirs include people, insects, birds, and other animals. Inanimate reservoirs include soil, water, food, feces, intravenous fluid and equipment. Humans are the most common reservoirs of pathogens that can infect themselves (see E. coli example above) and others.
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