Name: Kavita Saigal

Theme: Protozoa

OPTION LIST

A	African Trypanosomiasis	I	Trichomoniasis
B	American Trypanosomiasis	J	Visceral Leishmania
C	Amoebiasis	K	Vivax Malaria
D	Babesiosis	L
E	Cryptosporidiosis	M
F	Falciparum Malaria	N
G	Giardiasis	O
H	Toxoplasmosis	P

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. A 35 yr old male presented with bloody, mucoid diarrhoea, headache, nausea and anorexia. He had recently returned from a holiday in the tropics with his male partner. On examination of his stool, E. histolytica trophozoites were present.

2. A 25yr old man who had recently returned from travel in Afrcia presented with fever, diarrhoea and hepatoslenomegaly. He also noted skin changes which had developed over the past month.

3. A 40 yr old Indian lady who was vacationing in the UK presented with fever which followed no particular pattern, vomiting and the production of brown-black urine.

4. An 18 yr old boy presented with diarrhoea, anorexia abdominal discomfort and distension. He noted that he had been passing pale, fatty stools. He had been back-packing in North America. Both cysts and trophozoites were present on stool examination.

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ANSWERS

1. C

2. J

3. F

4. G

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