A laboratory technician examines a stool sample and identifies an organism with two sucking discs, four pairs of flagella, and bilateral symmetry givi...

Question

A laboratory technician examines a stool sample and identifies an organism with two sucking discs, four pairs of flagella, and bilateral symmetry giving a characteristic 'face-like' appearance under microscopy. What is the organism?

Accepted Answer

Giardia lamblia trophozoite

Answer

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Answer

Balantidium coli trophozoite

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Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst

Answer

Cyclospora cayetanensis oocyst

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Giardia Morphology

A laboratory technician examines a stool sample and identifies an organism with two sucking discs, four pairs of flagella, and bilateral symmetry giving a characteristic 'face-like' appearance under microscopy. What is the organism?