 |  Lady tastes uncooked fish
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Tiff
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A 65 year old woman makes gefilte fish each year and tastes the uncooked mixture of ground whitefish, pike, and carp to make sure that it is spiced correctly. This practice places her at risk of infection with Diphyllobothrium latum. Which of the following disease manifestations is associated with this infection?
A. Bloody diarrhea
B. Cough (  Hint: It's not this)
C. Peptic ulcer-like symptoms
D. Vitamin B12 deficiency
E. Watery diarrhea
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| angel23
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D:vit B12 def
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| Tiff
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That's correct! D is the answer
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| arlete
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Why?
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| Tiff
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D. latum is also called the fish tapeworm. Although infestation is usually asymptomatic, the tapeworm competes for vitamin B12 and thereby causes a deficiency of this vitamin in the human host and macrocytic anemia.
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| new_n_lost
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D. Vitamin B12 deficiency
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| arlete
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Thank you. I didn't remember that.
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