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londonang

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Renal failure is a prominent feature of:
 
  a. Hemolytic uremic syndrome
  b. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
  c. Plasmodium malariae infection
  d. March hemoglobinuria

Question 2

Which of the following infections is responsible for the most deaths worldwide?
 
  a. Malaria
  b. Babesia infection
  c. Bartonella infection
  d. Clostridial septicemia



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Renal failure is prominent in hemolytic uremic syndrome but not in the other conditions listed.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Malaria is believed to kill more than 1 million people per year. None of the other agents listed produce such an enormous rate of death.




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