For discussion boards and hypothesis assignments, there are two dues. The primary due date for your initial response is on Fridays at 11:59 PM EST and the secondary due date for your peer response is on Sundays at 11:59 PM EST.

A patient is suspected of having amebic dysentery.  Upon microscopic examination of a fresh fecal specimen, a trophozoite of 25 um displayed progressive, unidirectional movement.  It also displayed evenly distributed peripheral chromatin and finely granular cytoplasm.  The most likely identification is:

Which is known as the CF gene?

Choose the correct diagnosis for the following patient: A 59 year old presents to the ED for wheezing and SOB. Xray reveals a dirty chest xray with a flattened diaphragm and enlarged left ventricle. Patient has polycythemia. ABG results are:  pH: 7.37 PaCO2: 62  PaO2: 79 HCO3: 31

Which of the following is the most common route of parasitic transmission?

Why is it recommended to collect blood every 8-12 hours for 2-3 days to detect malaria?

Sub types of asthma include all the following except:

A 15 year old boy spent most of the summer at a northern Minnesota family cabin on a lake in a densely wooded area.  After returning to school in the fall, the boy was frequently tired and listless with periods of fever and chills. A blood sample taken at the doctor’s office revealed the following organism.  The most likely identification is:

Which of the following is considered a liver fluke (M56-4; Level 1)?

A stool specimen is examined and the following characteristics are observed:  •  15 to 18 lateral branches on each side  •  Scolex with four suckers  •  No hookletsThe intermediate hosts of this tapeworm are (M53-5, 10; Level 2):