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What is the most common type of parasitic infection?
What is the most common type of parasitic infection?
- Chagas disease
- Malaria (correct)
- Giardiasis
- Cryptosporidiosis
What is the pre-infectious period?
What is the pre-infectious period?
- The time from when the parasite is detected until it is treated
- The time from when the parasite is acquired until it is detected (correct)
- The time from when the parasite is acquired until it is treated
- The time from when the parasite is detected until it is cured
What type of symptoms can parasitic infections cause?
What type of symptoms can parasitic infections cause?
- Loss of weight
- Fever (correct)
- Mechanical obstruction
- All of the above
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Study Notes
- Parasitic infections can cause a wide range of symptoms, including fever, eosinophilia, mechanical obstruction, and loss of weight.
- The most common parasitic infections are malaria, ancylostoma, and ascaris.
- Treatment for parasitic infections is often difficult and expensive, and requires mass intervention strategies.
- The pre-infectious period is the time from acquiring the parasite until it is detected.
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