KROK 1 2007 – Question 166 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
Two days after consumption of smoked pork a patient got face and eyelid edemata, gastrointestinal disturbances, abrupt temperature rise, muscle pain. Blood analysis showed full-blown eosinophilia. What helminth could the patient be infected with?
- A. Hookworm
- B. Trichina
- C. Whipworm
- D. Pinworm
- E. Ascarid
Hint
Ask how each listed helminth is acquired, and which one explains edema, fever, muscle pain and eosinophilia soon after eating a particular meat product.
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