parasitic inflammation would show predominantly____________________?

Correct answer: C. Eosinophils

  • A. Lymphocytes
  • B. Neutrophilis
  • C. Eosinophils
  • D. Basophils

Explanation

Helminthic and many other parasitic infections commonly stimulate eosinophilia, so eosinophils predominate in the typical parasitic inflammatory response. Neutrophils are more characteristic of acute bacterial inflammation.

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