Open QuestionWhich of the following is not a tickborne disease?a. babesiosisb. ehrlichiosisc. Lyme diseased. relapsing fevere. tularemia
Open QuestionUse the following choices to answer questions 7 and 8:a. brucellosisb. malariarelapsing feverd. Rocky Mountain spotted fevere. EbolaThe patient’s fever spikes each evening. Oxidase-positive, gram-negative coccobacilli were isolated from a lesion on his arm. What is your diagnosis?
Open QuestionUse the following choices to answer questions 7 and 8:a. brucellosisb. malariarelapsing feverd. Rocky Mountain spotted fevere. EbolaThe patient was hospitalized with fever and headache. Spirochetes were observed in her blood. What is your diagnosis?
Open QuestionDifferentiate among the following factors of bacterial intoxication and bacterial infection: prerequisite conditions, causative agents, onset, duration of symptoms, and treatment.
Open QuestionA patient has fever, difficulty breathing, chest pains, fluid in the pulmonary alveoli, and a positive tuberculin skin test. Gram-positive cocci are isolated from the sputum. The recommended treatment isa. a macrolide.b. antitoxin.c. isoniazid.d. tetracyclines.e. none of the above.
Open QuestionWhich of the following leads to all the rest?a. catarrhal stageb. coughc. loss of ciliad. mucus accumulatione. tracheal cytotoxin
Open QuestionMatch the following choices to the statements in questions 9 and 10:a. Bordetella pertussisb. Corynebacterium diphtheriaec. Legionella pneumophilad. Mycobacterium tuberculosise. none of the aboveCauses the formation of a membrane across the throat.
Open QuestionList the genital infections that cause congenital and neonatal infections. How can transmission to a fetus or newborn be prevented?