The nurse is caring for a patient who just returned from a trip to South America and was infected by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. What will the nurse assess for in this patient?
A) Serious lesions in the skin
B) Sleeping sickness
C) Severe cardiomyopathy
D) Yellowish green vaginal discharge
C
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Chagas' disease, which is caused by T. cruzi, is passed to humans by the common house fly. This protozoan results in a severe cardiomyopathy that accounts for numerous deaths and disabilities in certain regions. Sleeping sickness results from T. brucei gambiense; leishmaniasis produces serious lesions in the skin, and trichomoniasis produces a yellowish green discharge.
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