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A patient presents with travelers’ diarrhea after exposure to open water sources in the mountain regions of the US. The organism (14 um) below was observed on the permanent trichrome stained slide.  What is the identification of the parasite?

A patient is suspected of having amebic dysentery.  Upon microscopic examination of a fresh fecal specimen, a trophozoite of 25 um displayed progressive, unidirectional movement.  It also displayed evenly distributed peripheral chromatin and finely granular cytoplasm.  The most likely identification is:

South American trypanosomiasis may demonstrate the following at the bite site on the face:

A 28-year-old female was admitted to the ED complaining of a productive cough that has been happening for around 3 months interment. Your assessment reveals, increased HR and RR, use of accessory muscles and wheezing. X- ray shows translucent lung fields and depressed diaphragm. FEV1 improved 25% after bronchodilator therapy

The cause of the chronic, slow-progressing form of African sleeping sickness is described as

Plasmodium falciparum is the most dangerous Plasmodium species because:

A stool specimen is examined and the following characteristics are observed:  •  15 to 18 lateral branches on each side  •  Scolex with four suckers  •  No hookletsThe intermediate hosts of this tapeworm are (M53-5, 10; Level 2):

Identify the followinf structures.  

A young patient with food poisoning and diarrhea suddenly develops renal problems including internal hemorrhage.  The colony was a lactose fermenter on MAC and Hektoen agar.  Based on this history isolates should be check for:

The MD ask for your recommendations for an inhaled corticosteroid for a patient with asthma. Which of the following medications are appropriate?