Question

A patient tests positive for Loa loa antibodies. What does this test indicate?

Answer 1

Answer:

The individual was exposed to Loa loa at some point.

Explanation:

The helminth Loa loa , also called the African eye worm , is a type of nematode which can lead to loiasis .

Laiasis is a disease spread to the western and the central Africa .

The disease is generally found found in less than 30 % of the population .

Travelers are more susceptible on developing the symptoms than the native population .