Mark each statement as true or false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true by changing the underlined word(s).

__________ The number of cases of schistosomiasis has increased worldwide because of improved technology and economic stability in endemic areas.

Cryptosporidium cannot be killed by routine boiling. Another parasite resistant to such boiling is __________.

a. Giardia

b. Trypanosoma

c. Toxoplasma

d. Plasmodium

Both of the following parasites demonstrate nocturnal movement, which is important during diagnosis: __________ and _____________ .

The immature fluke stages that infect snail intermediate hosts are called __________.

a. metacercariae

b. cercariae

c. cysticerci

d. miracidia

Mark each statement as true or false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true by changing the underlined word(s).

__________ Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial nematode that infects the lymphatic system.

The beef tapeworm is known by what scientific name? 

a. Taenia solium

b. Taenia saginata

c. Ancylostoma duodenale

d. Echinococcus granulosus

Enterobius vermicularis is commonly called:

a. Hookworm

b. Pinworm

c. Whipworm

d. Tapeworm

Plasmodium species as well as Wuchereria bancrofti can be carried by mosquitoes in the genus __________.

a. Aedes

b. Anopheles

c. Culex

d. Ctenocephalides

Which of the following arthropods is responsible for transmitting the most parasitic diseases? __________         

a. Fleas

b. Ticks

c. Mosquitoes

d. True bugs

The majority of cestodes are transmitted via ___________ .

a. ingestion

b. vectors

c. direct contact

d. inhalation

Which of the following is most effective in preventing infection by Giardia? __________          

a. Sexual abstinence

b. Drinking only bottled water

c. Use of insect repellent

d. Cooking all food

The sporogonic phase of Plasmodium occurs in ___________.

a. red blood cells

b. liver cells

c. schizonts

d. Anopheles mosquitoes

The tapeworm attachment organ is a:

a. Scolex

b. Proglottid

c. Strobila

d. Cuticle

Trophozoite-cyst conversion is vital to the life of __________.

a. Balantidium

b. Entamoeba

c. Giardia

d, all of the above