Strongyloides stercoralis (Threadworm)

Strongyloides stercoralis (Threadworm)

1. Routes of transmission of threadworm:

• D. Walking barefoot (similar to hookworm and whipworm).

2. Location of adult threadworm:

• C. Small intestinal mucosa.

3. Sample for threadworm examination:

• C. Stool

4. Food of threadworm in the human body:

• B. Intestinal substances

5. Medication for threadworm infection:

• A. Thiabendazole

6. Major harm of threadworm:

• D. Small intestinal inflammation, diarrhea.

7. The indirect development cycle of Strongyloides stercoralis occurs when:

• A. Favorable climate conditions, high temperature.

8. The auto-infection cycle of Strongyloides stercoralis is important because:

• B. The patient is always ill.

9. People get Strongyloides stercoralis infection due to:

• A. Larvae penetrating the skin.

10. Clinical manifestations of Strongyloides stercoralis infection:

• A. Duodenitis, persistent watery diarrhea.

11. Diagnostic test to confirm Strongyloides stercoralis infection:

• B. Stool examination using Baermann’s technique.

12. Technique for concentrating Strongyloides stercoralis larvae:

• C. Baermann.

13. Stage of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae that infect humans:

• B. II (L2).

14. Threadworm larvae resemble the larvae of:

• D. Hookworm/whipworm.

15. Location of male threadworms:

• C. Upper respiratory tract.

16. Prevalence of threadworm infection in Vietnam:

• A. ? 2%.

17. Threadworm prevention is similar to the prevention of:

• A. Hookworm/whipworm.