Before 2005, why was a test for antibodies against rubella required for females under age 50 before issuing a marriage license?

Use the following choices to answer questions 7 through 9.

a. Pseudomonas

b. Staphylococcus aureus

c. scabies

d. Sporothrix

e. virus

Microscopic examination of scrapings from the patient’s rash shows gram-negative rods.

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

a. leading infectious cause of blindness—Chlamydia

b. chickenpox—shingles

c. HSV-1—encephalitis

d. Buruli ulcer—stomach acid

e. none of the above

DRAW IT On the following figure, show the sites of the following infections: impetigo, folliculitis, acne, warts, shingles, sporotrichosis, pediculosis.

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Complete the following table of epidemiology.

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Identify the diseases based on the symptoms in the following chart.

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What complications can occur from HSV-1 infections?

A patient exhibits inflammatory skin lesions that itch intensely. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings reveals an eight-legged arthropod. What is your diagnosis? How is the disease treated? What would you conclude if you saw a six-legged arthropod?

Use the following information to answer questions 1 and 2. A 6-year old girl was taken to the physician for evaluation of a slowly growing bump on the back of her head. The bump was a raised, scaling lesion 4 cm in diameter. A fungal culture of material from the lesion was positive for a fungus with numerous conidia.

The girl’s disease was

a. rubella.

b. candidiasis.

c. dermatomycosis.

d. a cold sore.

e. none of the above