A parasite that causes acute diarrhea is:
a. Shigella organisms. c. Giardia lamblia.
b. Salmonella organisms. d. Escherichia coli.
ANS: C
Giardia is a parasite that represents 15% of nondysenteric illness in the United States. Shigella, Salmonella, and E. coli are bacterial pathogens.
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