Question

A patient presents himself to you, in your clinic here in New Mexico, with intestinal irritation and indigestion. After being dismissed by his General Practitioner, and given antacids without noticeable improvement, the patient’s condition has worsened. The history of the patient includes a recent trip to remote areas of Brazil. The patient is an atheist, and allergic to fish.

The onset of the symptoms began 2-3 weeks after returning to New Mexico. After multiple tests, you find out that the patient is suffering from severe anemia. You suspect that the patient has contracted a helminth infection.

What is the most common way (thus the most important way) to identify the type of helminth infection?

	A.	Presence of hooks, suckers and other special structures of the larva
	B.	A genetic test of parasite tissue
	C.	Examination of the parasite eggs
	D.	A properly stained adult worm

Answer 1

Answer- There are different type of helminth which cause infection and they are identify by different method but acccording to this case the person having stomach issue and this helminth case can be identify through examination of the parasite eggs.