Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 3CT
A 27-year-old woman went to her doctor’s office with a widespread rash, fever, malaise, and severe muscle pain. The symptoms had begun with a mild headache three days previously. She reported being bitten by a tick one week prior to that. The doctor correctly diagnosed Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and prescribed tetracycline. The rash and other signs and symptoms disappeared in a couple of days, but she continued on her antibiotic therapy for two weeks. Draw a graph showing the course of disease and the relative numbers of pathogens over time. Label the stages of the disease.
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