Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Individuals more susceptible to fungal disease, such as AIDS patients, may be placed on antifungal medication as a preventive measure.

2. Mosquitoes that bite an infected patient take up sporozoites, which goes through another growth cycle that culminates in the formation of the gametocytes that can perpetuate the infection cycle in another human.

3. More than half of new infectious diseases in humans emerged due to expanded host tropism by the infectious organism.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE

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