Evaluate the Following Statements and Choose the One That Best

question 33

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the following statements and choose the one that best explains why infection with Taenia solium is one of the five neglected parasitic infections in the United States.

• A)Thousands of Latinos are thought to be infected with T.solium but is is underreported because American physicians are unaware of the signs and symptoms.
• B)There is no treatment for T.solium so the infected individuals are neglected.
• C)There are so few cases of T.solium in the United States,so those individuals that are infected are ignored.
• D)Because infection with T.solium is not a deadly disease,physicians rarely treat those that are infected.

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