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List the two major body sites for human malarial infection
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The two major body sites for human malarial infection are the liver and the RBCs.
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How do Plasmodium species escape the immune system?
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Plasmodium species escape the immune system by switching to express others of the 150 surface protein genes.
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What is the vector that transmits malaria-causing Plasmodium?
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Anopheles mosquitoes
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How is malaria treated?
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chloroquine and quinine
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How do humans acquire Toxoplasma gondii?
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cat feces
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Who is at risk for contracting T. gondii?
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The fetus is at special risk when the mother is infected with T.gondii. Immunocompromised patients are also at risk for infeciton.
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