DESIGNING ANTIPARASITE DRUGS QUIZ


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No. of Questions= 6 




















     1. 

Avermectin is an effective agent against:
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    Cestodes
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Digeneans
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Acanthocephalans
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Nematodes
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Trypanosomes
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        








     2. 

Artemesin is a drug developed from a Chinese herbal remedy to treat:
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    Sleeping sickness
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Filariasis
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Amoebiasis
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Trichinosis
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Malaria
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        








     3. 

Pyrantel mimics the action of:
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    4-Aminobutyric acid
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Glutamate
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Acetylcholine
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Dopamine
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Para-aminobutyric acid
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        








     4. 

Who introduced the concept of the magic bullet?
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    Ronald Ross
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Robert Koch
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Paul Ehrlich
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Alphonse Laveran
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Joseph Needham
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        








     5. 

Metronidazole is a drug that is used to kill:
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    Trypanosomes
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Plasmodium
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Entamoeba
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Trichomonads
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Giardia
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        








     6. 

The biochemical target for the benzimidazole group of drugs is:
        
    
        



    

    














    

    

    
    
        a)
        
    Spectrin
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    Tubulin
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    Vitellin
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    Troponin
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    Calcium channels
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        


        


















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