Case Studies

Ungraded Practice Question

A 44 year old female immigrant from Southeast Asia presented to the local clinic complaining of fever, chills, diarrhea and weakness. Patient history revealed that the woman worked in a research laboratory in her homeland. Her primary project was to develop an effective insecticide for the dreaded sandfly. The doctor decided to culture her blood for parasites. This form, measuring 14 µm, was recovered. The patient is most likely suffering from:

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

Malaria
Dum-dum fever
Kala-azar
Elephantiasis

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