Chapter 14, Problem 2AYK

As an illustration, a patient undergoing a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) procedure under general anesthesia might be happier not to know the numbers of portals of entry for potential transmission of pathogenic microbes to which she will be subjected. The anesthesia provider would be accessing the patients airway and vascular system by an IV line. Which portals of entry will the surgeon be accessing?

Which species does not cause human disease? a. Toxoplasma gondii b. Entamoeba histolytica c. Dictyostelium discoideum d. Trichomonas vaginalis