The Following Questions Refer to the Description Below

question 17

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to the description below.
Malaria is a global health problem in over 100 countries, killing about one million people every year. The protist, Plasmodium, that causes malaria lives in 2 hosts, mosquitoes and humans. Malaria is transmitted to humans by the Anopholes mosquito.
-A friend of yours has just returned from central Africa and has told you that she is sick with malaria. You know your friend took an anti-malaria medication before she left on her trip. How can you explain why your friend contracted malaria?

• A)Your friend has likely picked up a new pathogen which is making her sick.
• B)Your friend had taken anti-malaria medication, but the Plasmodium parasite was resistant to this drug.
• C)The medication suppressed your friend's immune system.
• D)Your friend is immune to the medication she took.
• E)Your friend should have chosen a vaccine instead of drugs because vaccines work for a longer period of time.

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Definitions:

Common Hepatic Duct

A duct in the liver that carries bile from the liver and joins with the cystic duct to form the bile duct.

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Muscular Layer

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Hepatocyte

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