Donna Smith is a 35-year-old female who presents to clinic with chronic aching pain in the cervical and thoracic spine, disturbed sleep, generalized fatigue and frequent headaches. On examination, you find no evidence of joint swelling, warmth or deformity. However, you find numerous tender points over her back and upper extremities. The most likely diagnosis is:

Holly is a 43-year-old who presents with new diagnosis of painful bladder syndrome, also known as interstitial cystitis.  What treatment and management options would you offer Holly.  Select all that apply:

What is occurring between the two species below?    

Malaka is a 59-year-old woman you see in your office who asks about supplements for knee osteoarthritis pain.  She would like to know if she should start glucosamine, chondroitin or perhaps turmeric.  What is your best advice? Select all responses that apply.

(Suvorova, 3 pts).  What parasite-sepcific organelles are involved in Toxoplasma invasion of and egress from the host cell?

I understand that my success or failure in this course hinges entirely on my performance. I will take full responsibility for the grade I earn. 

On what campus and in what room does this class meet?

Which organism on this chart would have the least amount of energy available to them using the 10% rule?    

(Suvorova, 3 pts) Which stage of the Toxoplasma gondii life cycle is the rapidly growing stage that is responsible for clinical disease in infected humans? 

Look at the image below. What organelle is indicated by the pointer?