A Christian missionary just came back from his mission in

Last updated: 7/23/2022

A Christian missionary just came back from his mission in Africa and reported having high fever, shaking chills, flu-like illness, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes). A blood test showed anemia and the presence of unusual red blood cells containing a ring structure inside. Provide the name of the parasite that is causing these signs and symptoms. How did this patient get infected? Plasmodium falciparum; by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito Trypanosoma brucei; by the bite of a tse tse fly Trichomonas; sexually transmitted disease (STD) Ascaris lumbricoides; ingestion of contaminated fruits and vegetables Trypanosoma cruzi; bite of kissing bug