08-05-2006, 07:03 PM
A mother presents to the pediatric clinic with her three-year-old daughter. She states that her daughter has been crying at night lately and seems to be scratching herself around the anal opening. When you examine the child, you notice that the anal area is erythematous and excoriated. You suspect an infection with Enterobius vermicularis. Which of the following is true about this infection?
A Eating undercooked beef is usually how the infection occurs.
B In addition to residing in the colon, the infectious agent can migrate to the lung.
C It is diagnosed by looking for proglottids in the stool.
D It is diagnosed with the ˜Scotch-tape test.™
E It is transmitted to the host via a mosquito vector
A Eating undercooked beef is usually how the infection occurs.
B In addition to residing in the colon, the infectious agent can migrate to the lung.
C It is diagnosed by looking for proglottids in the stool.
D It is diagnosed with the ˜Scotch-tape test.™
E It is transmitted to the host via a mosquito vector