Question

taylor munandi’s obstetrician advised her not to change her cat’s litter box because handling animal feces places her at risk of which condition?
○ malaria
○ anthrax
○ toxoplasmosis
○ rocky mountain spotted fever
question 7 (2 points) ✔ saved
which combining form means safe?
○ phag/o
○ lymph/o
○ immun/o
○ sarc/o

Explanation:

First Question (About the obstetrician's advice):

To determine the condition, we analyze each option:

• Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, not animal feces.
• Anthrax is from contact with infected animals or spores, not typical cat litter exposure.
• Toxoplasmosis can be contracted from handling cat feces (containing Toxoplasma gondii oocysts), especially a risk in pregnancy.
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever is from tick bites.

So the correct condition is Toxoplasmosis.

Analyze each combining form:

• Phag/o means "eat" or "swallow".
• Lymph/o relates to lymph.
• Immun/o is associated with immunity, which involves protection (safety from disease).
• Sarc/o relates to flesh.

Thus, Immun/o means related to safety (immunity provides protection).

Answer:

C. Toxoplasmosis

Second Question (Combining form meaning "safe"):