For companion animal hookworms, select the TRUE statement

You are provided with data from a dose-response experiment conducted on BaF3 pre-B lymphocytes engineered to express either wild-type or mutant forms of Bcr-Abl. The cells were tested in the presence or absence of IL-3. Based on the data, what conclusions can you draw regarding: (a) The efficacy of Gleevec? (b) The impact of the T315I mutation on Bcr-Abl function and drug resistance?   

For Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the cat definitive host, select the FALSE statement

Nematodes can have different infection routes (e.g., ingestion, penetration, vector-borne, etc) depending upon species.

Choose two metastasis suppressor genes from the provided table. For each gene, explain how it suppresses metastasis without affecting the growth of the primary tumor. Be specific in describing the mechanism or stage of the metastatic cascade that each gene influences.

In humans, cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), also known as “creeping eruption”, is caused by the following nematodes

All of the following are stages of trematodes (i.e., flukes), EXCEPT for:

For Ollulanus tricuspis, select the TRUE statement

In humans, cutaneous larva migrans (CLM), also known as “creeping eruption”, is caused by the following nematodes

For Filaroides spp,, select the TRUE statement