Question
A. Cryptosporidium
B. Staphylococcus aureus
C. Salmonella
D. Clostridium botulinum
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Answer-A- Cryptosporidium
* The origin of infectious diarrhea in patients with AIDS can be divided into 2 general categories: that caused by common pathogens and that caused by opportunistic pathogens.
* The most common infectious organisms causing AIDS-related diarrhea include
– Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
– The parasites Cryptosporidium,
– Microsporidia
– Giardia lamblia
* And the bacterium Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC).
* Other bacteria and parasites that cause diarrheal symptoms in otherwise healthy people may cause more severe, prolonged or recurrent diarrhea in people with HIV or AIDS
https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/news/175/aids-related-diarrhea