Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 8CT
A Peace Corps volunteer was evacuated from Malawi in Africa because of a two-week history of headaches, vision loss, and an episode of unconsciousness. Doctors discovered a granular swelling in his brain and eggs with peripheral spines in his urine. What is the diagnosis? What species is involved? What is the treatment?
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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