Paper I — 2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q13

Paper I

2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name 4 parasitic infections affecting the blood

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Answer

Four parasitic infections affecting the blood: Malaria (Plasmodium species — infects RBCs), Lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti — microfilariae circulate in blood), Babesiosis (Babesia species — infects RBCs), and Trypanosomiasis (Trypanosoma species — circulates in blood plasma).

(Other valid example: Loa loa — microfilariae in blood.)

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1. 1Lymphatic Filariasis

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