A hunter in Alaska butchers a wild bear and develops severe diarrhea 7 days later. His stool exam shows large, ovoid cysts (10–12 µm) with a thick, double-layered wall. He reports a metallic taste in his mouth. Which parasite was acquired from undercooked bear meat?
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A) Wuchereria bancrofti B) Brugia malayi C) Loa loa D) Onchocerca volvulus A hunter in Alaska butchers a wild bear
B) Hookworms ( Ancylostoma duodenale ) ✅ (. They attach to the intestinal wall and suck blood). Which parasite was acquired from undercooked bear meat
A 30-year-old traveler returns from Nigeria with fever, chills, and sweats. A thin blood smear shows ring forms inside red blood cells. Some infected RBCs are enlarged and contain Schüffner’s dots. Which species of Plasmodium is the most likely cause?
Don’t just read; draw. Knowing where a parasite lives in the host tells you whether to look for it in a blood smear, stool sample, or urine test.