Malaria is a serious disease that is caused by a:

A. bacterium
B. catabolism
C. fungi
D. protozoan


d
Rationale: Malaria is caused by a protozoan transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Protozoans are microorganisms that include all the acellular or loosely held together, nontissued unicellular forms.

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A 15-year-old patient had a biopsy of a lower lip mass that was diagnosed as mucous extravasa-tion phenomenon. This was probably related to which of the following?

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What anticoagulant therapy is monitored using the ecarin clotting time (ECT)?

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