Three Weeks After a River Rafting Trip, Three Family Members

question 13

Multiple Choice

Three weeks after a river rafting trip, three family members experienced symptoms of coughing, fever, and chest pain. During the rafting trip, the family had consumed crayfish that they caught along the river banks. An examination of the patients' sputum revealed helminth eggs, and serum samples were positive for antibodies to Paragonimus. All of the family members recovered following treatment with praziquantel. In the Paragonimus life cycle,

• A) both humans and crayfish are intermediate hosts.
• B) the source of the infection was the river water.
• C) the crayfish are the definitive host and humans are the intermediate host.
• D) both humans and crayfish are definitive hosts.
• E) humans are the definitive host and crayfish are the intermediate host.

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Definitions:

Secure Attachment

Secure attachment is a type of emotional bond characterized by trust and a sense of security, typically formed in early childhood between a child and their caregiver.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed.

Egocentrism

The cognitive inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else’s perspective.

Conservation

In cognitive development, the understanding that certain properties of an object or substance do not change when its appearance is altered in some superficial way.