Which of the Following Is Not True of Schistosomiasis

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of schistosomiasis?

• A) Larvae called cercariae can penetrate intact skin through hair follicles.
• B) Freshwater snails are the intermediate host.
• C) Schistosomiasis is caused by blood ?ukes.
• D) Schistosomiasis covers its outer surface with blood proteins to escape detection by the immune system.
• E) Schisotosomiasis cases are beginning to appear in the southern U.S., as climate change brings warming waters to the region.

Apply knowledge of the pharmacokinetics of lithium and its side effects to provide appropriate nursing care and advice to patients experiencing toxicity symptoms.

Understand the characteristics and manifestations of schizophrenia.

Identify appropriate nursing interventions for patients with schizophrenia.

Understand the side effects and management of antipsychotic medications.

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Definitions:

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, an American social psychologist known for his controversial experiment on obedience to authority figures, conducted in the 1960s.

Obedience

The act of following orders or instructions from authority figures, often studied in social psychology.

Group Pressure

The influence exerted by a group on its members to conform to the group's norms and expectations.

Conformity

Adapting one's behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes to conform to the standards, policies, or expectations set by a group or the wider society.