Question

79. Opportunistic infections exclude which of the following?

a. Aseptic meningitis.

b. Toxoplasmosis.

c. PCP, a type of pneumonia.

d. Esophageal candidiasis

e. Kaposi's sarcoma

Answer 1

Option A

Cryptococcal meningitis is an opportunistic infection.

Opportunistic pathogen if the one which takes the advantage of the opportunity and inspect a host. Opportunity means the host is immunologically compromised or he is weak or the pathogen is able to escape the immunity barriers present in the host or even alteration in the microbiota of the host.

The infection caused due to opportunistic pathogen is referred to as the opportunistic infection.

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