1. A patient traveling to an area of the world where malaria is known to be endemic should be taught

1. A patient traveling to an area of the world where malaria is known to be endemic should be taught to a. avoid drinking the water. b. begin prophylactic antimalarial therapy before traveling and continue it through the visit and for 2 to 3 weeks after the visit. c. take a supply of antimalarial drugs in case he or she gets a mosquito bite. d. begin prophylactic antimalarial therapy 2 weeks before traveling and stop the drugs on arriving at the destination. 2. Amebiasis or amebic dysentery a. is seen only in Third World countries. b. is caused by a protozoan that enters the body
1. A patient traveling to an area of the world where malaria is known to be endemic should be taught to a. avoid drinking the water. b. begin prophylactic antimalarial therapy before traveling and continue it through the visit and for 2 to 3 weeks after the visit. c. take a supply of antimalarial drugs in case he or she gets a mosquito bite. d. begin prophylactic antimalarial therapy 2 weeks before traveling and stop the drugs on arriving at the destination. 2. Amebiasis or amebic dysentery a. is seen only in Third World countries. b. is caused by a protozoan that enters the body through an insect bite. c. is caused by a protozoan that can enter the body in the cyst stage in water or food. d. usually has no signs and symptoms. 3. Giardiasis is the most common intestinal parasite seen in the United States, and it a. does not respond to drug therapy. b. can invade the liver and cause death. c. is seen only in areas with no sanitation. d. is associated with rotten egg–smelling stool, diarrhea, and mucus-filled stool. 4. PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) is a. an endemic protozoan found in the human respiratory system. b. responsive to inhaled pentamidine. c. an opportunistic bacterial infection. d. frequently associated with children in day care settings. 5. Trypanosomiasis may assume two different forms: a. African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease. b. elephantiasis and malaria. c. dysentery and African sleeping sickness. d. malaria and Chagas disease.