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Ch. 38 questions
Protozoal Diseases of the Blood
Question | Answer |
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List the two major body sites for human malarial infection | liver and red blood cells |
How do Plasmodium species escape the immune system? | switching to express others of the 150 surface protein genes |
What is the vector that transmits malaria-causing Plasmodium? | anopheles mosquitoes from one infected individual to another |
How is malaria treated? | with chloroquine and quinine |
How do humans acquire Toxoplasma gondii? | from handling cat feces |
who is at risk for contracting T. gondii? | fetus at special risk when mother is infected--immunocompromised pts are also at risk for infection |