A 62-year-old man was hospitalized with an eight-day history of fever,chills,sweats,and vomiting.His temperature on admission was 40°C (104°F).A routine peripheral blood smear revealed ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs.What treatment would you prescribe?

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Mefloquine is the correct treatment because the presence of ring-shaped bodies in the RBCs suggests a malaria infection, and mefloquine is an antimalarial medication.

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