Paper I
2022 February (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Name two protozoa that commonly cause opportunistic infection in AIDS.

Q191 marks

Answer

Two protozoa causing opportunistic infection in AIDS: Cryptosporidium parvum (chronic watery diarrhoea) and Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasma encephalitis, from reactivation of latent infection).

(Other valid examples: Isospora (Cystoisospora) belli; Microsporidia.)

Other Years Asked


Revise MBBS
Preview