Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 42

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
The family reunion at Bight Pond Park had been a relaxing and enjoyable day until you heard the evening news. The report stated that Acanthamoeba had been identified in the lake your family was swimming in earlier in the day. You recall from microbiology that this amoeba can cause a fatal brain disease in both normal and immunocompromised individuals, and you listen more closely to the report.
-Which type of eukaryotic organisms can cause infections in humans?

• A)helminths
• B)fungi
• C)protozoans
• D)Helminths,fungi,and protozoans can all be pathogenic to humans.

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Definitions:

Fetal Period

The stage of human development in the womb from the end of the embryonic stage (approximately 8 weeks after conception) until birth.

Cross-Sectional Design

A research method that involves analyzing data from a population, or a representative subset, at one specific point in time.

Expensive

Involving a high cost or requiring considerable resources, often more than what is considered average or necessary.

Monozygotic Twins

Also known as identical twins, these are two individuals who originate from a single fertilized egg, sharing identical genetic material.