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7. A 5-year-old boy visited his physician with mild diarrhea for the past 3
days without fever. In microscopic examination of the stool sample, you
found a parasite with cilia, 2 nuclei that has different size, and a
peristome at the anterior part of the parasite. What is the MOST likely
etiology for the case?
a. Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite
b. Balantidium coli trophozoite
c. Giardia lamblia trophozoite
d. Entamoeba histolytica cyst
e. Balantidium coli cyst
8. Your patient is a 5-year-old boy with bloody diarrhea for the past 3 days
accompanied with fever. You suspected him to be infected by Entamoeba
histolytica. Which of the following statement concerning the pathogen is
correct:
a. Pig may serve as the reservoir host of the pathogen
b. The infective stage is mature cyst with 8 nuclei
c. The karyosome of the nuclei is centrally located
d. The main habitat is the small intestine
e. The pathogen cannot infect liver