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A medical student is writing a report on the official five Neglected Parasitic Infections (NPIs) in the United States. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.SectionsTransmissionPrevalenceTreatmentExperts believe that close to fourteen percent of Americans have been exposed to the parasite that causes toxocariasis.Insect vectors that carry Chagas disease often reside in homes made of adobe, mud, straw, and other materials.While tens of millions of Americans carry the toxoplasmosis parasite, not all show symptoms.Those who contract trichomoniasis can usually rid themselves of the parasite with a single course of antibiotics.

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A medical student is writing a report on the official five Neglected Parasitic Infections (NPIs) in the United States. Read the piece of information in each row, then select the section where it fits best.SectionsTransmissionPrevalenceTreatmentExperts believe that close to fourteen percent of Americans have been exposed to the parasite that causes toxocariasis.Insect vectors that carry Chagas disease often reside in homes made of adobe, mud, straw, and other materials.While tens of millions of Americans carry the toxoplasmosis parasite, not all show symptoms.Those who contract trichomoniasis can usually rid themselves of the parasite with a single course of antibiotics.

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Sure, here is the information sorted into the correct sections:

Transmission:

  • Insect vectors that carry Chagas disease often reside in homes made of adobe, mud, straw, and other materials.

Prevalence:

  • Experts believe that close to fourteen percent of Americans have been exposed to the parasite that causes toxocariasis.
  • While tens of millions of Americans carry the toxoplasmosis parasite, not all show symptoms.

Treatment:

  • Those who contract trichomoniasis can usually rid themselves of the parasite with a single course of antibiotics.

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