Tropical Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
treatment of choice for pregnancy prophylaxis malaria
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mefloquine
2
Q
itching, subcutaneous nodules and blindness
A
onchocerca volvulus
3
Q
the gametocyte form of falciparum infects
A
mosquitos
4
Q
duffy antigen negative provides protection against
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p. vivax
5
Q
SCD and sickle cell trait is protective against which species of malaria
A
p falciparum
6
Q
Duffy cell antigen negative persons are usually from
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western or Subsaharan Africa
7
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