CASE STUDY 3: A 5-year old female was seen in a community clinic after "vomiting a worm". This frightening experience in
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Why would the child cough up a worm? OA The larval worms, once being ingested burrow through the intestinal epithelium, enter the circulatory system, and are carried throughout the body where they enter the alveoll in the lungs to mature. OB The mature worms are carried through the circulatory system for further maturation in the alveoli of the lungs. OC Because of ingestion through the fecal oral route, they are often coughed up or vomited. Pit is common for all intestinal parasites to be coughed up since they are multiplying in the digestive tract
How does one become infected with this parasite? O A. Vector transmission OB. Stagnant water OC. Contaminated soil and water or fecal-oral route OD. skin penetration
What is the parasite most likely causing this infestation? O A. Enterobius vermicularis OB. Strongyloides stercoralis OC. Trichuris trichiura O D. Ascaris lumbricoides QUESTION 10 How are hookworms transmitted to the host? O A. Skin penetration OB. Fecal-oral route OC. Eating poorly cooked beef or pork O D.Vector QUESTION 11 Which is the largest and most prevalent round worm? OA. Enterobius vermicularis OB. Strongyloides stercoralis OC. Trichuris trichiura O D. Ascaris lumbricoides