The County Public Health Department Is Notified That an Organism

Multiple Choice

The county public health department is notified that an organism has been identified in a local lake, which is popular for water recreation and swimming. Acanthamoeba is familiar to the public health officials as an amoeba that can cause a fatal brain disease in both normal and immunocompromised individuals. An RN is a member of the taskforce assigned to the development and dissemination of community education. The team prepares information for the public to be released to media outlets and posted at the lake.
-The public health team informs the community that Acanthamoeba may be transmitted in which stage(s) of its life cycle?

A) Merozoite
B) Trophozoite
C) Encystment
D) Merozoite and encystment
E) Trophozoite and encystment