The nurse is teaching a pharmacology course when a student comments that bacteria and protozoans are alike. The nurse would be correct in noting that, in contrast to bacteria, protozoans:
1. are more easily treated.
2. do not have vectors.
3. go through maturation stages in the host.
4. are short lived.
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Protozoans are not easily treated.
Rationale 2: Protozoans can be passed through vectors.
Rationale 3: The protozoans go through maturation stages in the host.
Rationale 4: Protozoans have long lives.
Global Rationale: The protozoans go through maturation stages in the host. They have long lives and can be passed by vectors. Infections with protozoans are not easily treated.
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