A patient with a history of eating wild game comes to the ph…

A patient with a history of eating wild game comes to the physician with a history of diarrhea over the past 3 weeks. In addition he complains of fever, muscular pain and tenderness, headache, and general weakness. The patient also has a significant eosinophilia. A biopsy of a nodular area on his forearm is seen in the image below. This is consistent with a diagnosis of:pic25.jpg  

A Seattle woman with HIV complains of headaches and also dis…

A Seattle woman with HIV complains of headaches and also displays some memory loss. Because of her history, the physician collects cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sends it to the laboratory for analysis. The following image is seen using India ink stain. What is the most likely identification of this organism? pic20.jpg