Poor Gertrude. She never paid any attention to warnings given by her doctors or her parasitology instructor. She thought that

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Poor Gertrude. She never paid any attention to warnings given by her doctors or her parasitology
instructor. She thought that she could go on a safari to Central Africa and everything would be just
fine. Well, it's been a year, and because she was fortunate enough not to acquire an infection of
Plasmodium spp., our friend believed she had escaped her adventure unscathed. Today at 10 am,
Gertrude's doctor is seeing her because she thinks she's acquired some sort of cold or flu and
athletes' foot from the gym she frequents. When the doctor completes his workup, he says, "Gert,
you're in trouble." Let's figure out why, and work towards a diagnosis.
An ultrasound was performed on Gen's jaw and underarm areas to address her swollen lymph
glands. The doctor determined a frequency signature that is specific to a particular nematode.
What is this "beat" called?

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