After Returning from a Trip to Africa,Tom Begins to Feel

question 41

Multiple Choice

After returning from a trip to Africa,Tom begins to feel very tired and weak.He has severe anemia.A blood smear reveals a protozoan is present in his blood.The health care provider tells Tom he has malaria.Which of the following could be the causative agent of his disease?

• A)HIV
• B)Taenia solium
• C)Plasmodium malariae
• D)Trichophyton rubrum
• E)Giardia lamblia

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