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What is the term commonly used to refer to nodular lesions or furuncles developing around the vector's feeding site in Chagas disease?
What is the term commonly used to refer to nodular lesions or furuncles developing around the vector's feeding site in Chagas disease?
- Palpebral swelling
- Amastigotes
- Chagomas (correct)
- Megaesophagus
Which form of Chagas disease can occur years or even decades after the initial infection and presents with cardiac or gastrointestinal involvement?
Which form of Chagas disease can occur years or even decades after the initial infection and presents with cardiac or gastrointestinal involvement?
- Determinate form (correct)
- Acute form
- Subclinical form
- Indeterminate form
What can reactivation of Chagas disease from the asymptomatic form be associated with in patients?
What can reactivation of Chagas disease from the asymptomatic form be associated with in patients?
- Diabetes
- HIV infection (correct)
- Pneumonia
- Hypertension
Which of the following is a common feature of first-stage African sleeping sickness caused by T.b.gambiense?
Which of the following is a common feature of first-stage African sleeping sickness caused by T.b.gambiense?
What distinguishes the clinical presentation of second-stage African sleeping sickness?
What distinguishes the clinical presentation of second-stage African sleeping sickness?
Which subspecies of African sleeping sickness commonly presents with lymphadenopathy in the posterior triangle cervical lymph nodes?
Which subspecies of African sleeping sickness commonly presents with lymphadenopathy in the posterior triangle cervical lymph nodes?
What is a hallmark symptom of African sleeping sickness that led to its common name?
What is a hallmark symptom of African sleeping sickness that led to its common name?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei causes chronic African trypanosomiasis?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei causes chronic African trypanosomiasis?
What is the causal agent of acute African trypanosomiasis known as 'East African sleeping sickness'?
What is the causal agent of acute African trypanosomiasis known as 'East African sleeping sickness'?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma primarily infects cattle and occasionally other animals?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma primarily infects cattle and occasionally other animals?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei is considered the main reservoir in humans?
Which subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei is considered the main reservoir in humans?
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