The immature fluke stages that infect snail intermediate hosts are called __________.


a. metacercariae
b. cercariae
c. cysticerci
d. miracidia

A patient you are assessing reports an increase in vaginal discharge that has a foul odor, but she does not report other symptoms. The patient has been in a monogamous relationship for 3 years. Which of the following would be the most useful for this patient? Select all that apply.

a. Evaluate her urine for increased white blood cells

b. Perform a Gram stain on the vaginal discharge

c. Run a pregnancy test

d. Test for an STI

e. Perform a whiff test

Indicate whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, change the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.

_____ Candida albicans generally causes localized opportunistic infections but can become systemic, particularly in the immunocompetent.

Which of the following is the name of the intracellular infection stage of Leishmania? __________          

a. Miracidia

b. Metacercaria

c. Bradyzoite

d. Amastigote

In malaria, which stage occurs in red blood cells? __________         

a. Liver phase

b. Erythrocytic cycle

c. Sporogonic phase

d. Amastigote cycle

The sporogonic phase of Plasmodium occurs in ___________.

a. red blood cells

b. liver cells

c. schizonts

d. Anopheles mosquitoes

Trophozoite-cyst conversion is vital to the life of __________.

a. Balantidium

b. Entamoeba

c. Giardia

d, all of the above

The patient in room 519 exhibits yellowing skin and eyes, and it is suspected among the nursing staff that the diagnosis will be some kind of viral hepatitis. Make a chart of five kinds of hepatitis mentioned in this chapter, the infecting pathogen, how the patient might have become infected, and the relative degree of seriousness.

Why are there more cases of West Nile virus encephalitis in summer than in winter of every year?