A 7-year-old boy with no past medical history presents to his pediatrician after his mother notices severalsmall bumps on his trunk. The boy does not remember when they appeared, but he says that they arenot painful or itchy. Vital signs are normal and physical examination shows 5 mm flesh-colored papulesscattered across his abdomen as shown in the image attached. Which of the following is characteristicfeature of the most likely causal organism?Answers A - EA Acid fastnessB Found in sphagnum mossCDPainful vesicular eruptions along dermatomeReplicates in host cell's cytoplasmE Suppresses p53 geneOQuestion # 25 attachmentQ

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A 7-year-old boy with no past medical history presents to his pediatrician after his mother notices several small bumps on his trunk. The boy does not remember when they appeared, but he says that they are not painful or itchy. Vital signs are normal and physical examination shows 5 mm flesh-colored papules scattered across his abdomen as shown in the image attached. Which of the following is characteristic feature of the most likely causal organism? Answers A - E A Acid fastness B C Found in sphagnum moss Painful vesicular eruptions along dermatome D Replicates in host cell's cytoplasm E Suppresses p53 gene O O Question # 25 attachment CLOSE TOOLKIT O
A 45-year-old florist presents to the general medical clinic with a pustule on the dorsal side of her right hand and nodules extending up the wrist as shown in the image attached.. She states that she hurt herself with metal wiring when she was making rose bouquets for a wedding. Microscopy of pus from the lesions shows cigar-shaped budding yeasts. Which of the following is the most likely causative agent of this patient's presentation? Answers A - E A Blastomyces dermatitidis B Candida albicans C D Coccidioides immitis Microsporum gypseum E Sporothrix schenckii O Question #12 attachment Jere Mammino, DO
A 56-year-old man complained of progressive fatigue and malaise. His physical examination was generally satisfactory, with a pulse of 90 beats per minute, and multiple lymphadenopathy and hepatomegaly. No bacteria were found in cerebrospinal fluid smears of lumbar puncture, but a flagellum, elongated nucleus with blue and red cytoplasm were found in the blood by Giemsa staining of thin blood smears. The family reported that the patient had been engaged in transportation business in Africa for many years. 1. What do you think is the most likely disease for this patient? Malaria Dengue fever African sleeping disease Toxoplasma encephalitis Bacterial meningitis 2. What do you think is the most likely pathogen for this patient? Plasmodium vivax Toxoplasma gondii Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium malariae Trypanosoma brucei gambiense 3. What do you think is the most direct basis for the diagnosis of the pathogen? From Africa Fatigue Hepatomegaly Special structure was found on blood…
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A twenty-nine year old male presents to the ER complaining of headache, dizziness, fever, and a rash on his thigh that has since disappeared. Ten days earlier, he went camping and fishing in upstate New York with his old fraternity brothers. Physical exam remarkable for right facial palsy. EKG shows a heart block. What is the most likely diagnosis? What is the most likely offending agent? How was this organism named (i.e., what is the significance of this organism’s name)? Who serves as the reservoirs for this disease? Who serves as the vector for this disease? What is the treatment of choice?
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