Answer by listing only the name of the disease.  Some questions will require the name of the organism.    A 46 year old man presents with malaise and overall muscle weakness.  He's having difficulty breathing and has an overall weakness in his eye muscles.  He tells he felt funny after eating some beans he made last week, but figured it was all in his head since he didn't have food poisoning.  You give him a treatment of anti toxin and tell him to check back with you in two days.  What was the man suffering from?   A 70 year old woman presents with flu-like symptoms and swollen lymph nodes.  You take a blood test and find apicomplexan antibodies in the sample.  You tell your patient that because of her age, you need to start treatment right away in order to decrease the chance of encephalitis.  What does the woman have?

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Answer by listing only the name of the disease.  Some questions will require the name of the organism.   

    1. A 46 year old man presents with malaise and overall muscle weakness.  He's having difficulty breathing and has an overall weakness in his eye muscles.  He tells he felt funny after eating some beans he made last week, but figured it was all in his head since he didn't have food poisoning.  You give him a treatment of anti toxin and tell him to check back with you in two days.  What was the man suffering from?

     

    1. A 70 year old woman presents with flu-like symptoms and swollen lymph nodes.  You take a blood test and find apicomplexan antibodies in the sample.  You tell your patient that because of her age, you need to start treatment right away in order to decrease the chance of encephalitis.  What does the woman have?

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