Adam, a once active normal three-year old boy, was experiencing increasing bouts of lethargy and began to regress developmentally. His mother scheduled an appointment with his pediatrician, who ordered a number of different blood tests. The most notable blood test result that piqued the physician's interest was a pronounced eosinophilia. Which of the following would be most likely to cause this abnormality?
A. Infection with Giardia intestinalis
B. Infection with a parasitic helminth
C. Infection with Cryptosporidium spp.?
D. Malaria
E. Viral infection
Answer: B
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