Chronic infection by Schistosoma species can result in liver damage/liver disease.

A 42-year-old woman visits her primary care physician with complaints of fatigue, weakness, and occasional abdominal discomfort. She has also noticed unexplained weight loss over the past few months. A blood test reveals anemia with a low vitamin B12 level. Upon further questioning, the patient mentions that she consumes sushi regularly and recently traveled to Scandinavia, where she ate pickled fish. Stool examination reveals proglottids.a.      What is the pathogen (full species name) most likely responsible for this patient’s symptoms? Explain your reasoning.   b.      What is the transmission method of this pathogen?

Vaccines for influenza are updated each year to keep up with changes in the dozens of influenza virus strains.

Match each virulence factor to infant meningitis-causing pathogen that possesses that virulence factor.

Ascaris and Trichinella infections are termed water-transmitted helminthic infections, and together they account for a large percentage of the total burden of disease worldwide today.

Which of the following statements is incorrect about food intoxication?

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is caused by a prion.

What is the most common form of transmission for impetigo?

Production of a neurotoxin that prevents acetylcholine release from motor neurons at neuromuscular junctions, resulting in a flaccid paralysis, is a characteristic of ______.

Which microorganism species is a very common member of the human microbiome on the skin?