Critical Thinking Activities - Chapter 42

Question 1. In elephantiasis, small filarial worms enter by mosquito bites and eventually clog the lymph system, causing great distention of the legs, arms, scrotum, etc. and is untreatable. What causes these symptoms and why is it virtually untreatable?

Question 2. If a drug such as cyclosporine can prevent tissue rejection, why can't it be used to cure the autoimmune diseases?

Answers are available to instructors in the Instructor's Manual.
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