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Meningitis – Brazil 

Pertussis – Delaware

What is defined as the body’s overall reaction to an infection resulting in pain, swelling, heat and redness?

Filiariasis – North Ghana

African Swine fever – Sardinia

Which of the following white blood cells is involved in adaptive immunity? 

What were some of the findings from the observational study of handwashing completed by Didier’s team of nurses? How was this important in shaping future efforts to improve handwashing rates of hospital staff? (word minimum: 200 words)

A patient presents with an increased level of lymphocytes in their peripheral blood. Flow cytometry is performed and the following results are obtained: CD3+ , CD4=, CD8+, CD16=, CD56=. (+ indicates the presence of the CD marker. = indicates the absence of the CD marker.) These results are indicative of which lymphocyte population: 

Lassa fever – Nigeria

Dengue – India