KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 85 · KROK (Dentistry)
While examining a blood smear taken from a patient and stained by Romanovsky’s method a doctor revealed some protozoa and diagnosed the patient with Chagas disease. What protozoan is the causative agent of this disease?
- A. Leishmania donovani
- B. Trypanosoma cruzi
- C. Trypanosoma brucei
- D. Leishmania tropica
- E. Toxoplasma gondii
Hint
Recall which flagellate causes American trypanosomiasis, transmitted by triatomine (kissing) bugs.
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