Question

AIDS patients suffer from pneumoniae due to 

a. Pneumocystisis carinii 

b. Cryptospodidium 

c. S.pneumoniae 

d. Toxoplasma

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Pneumocystisis carinii is coorrect answer

Answer 1

AIDS patients suffer from pneumoniae due to Pneumocystisis carinii.

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is caused by the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly known as P. carinii). PCP is the most common AIDS-defining opportunistic infection in the United States and typically causes disease only when the CD4 cell count falls below 200 cells/mm³.