During the spring calving season, a ranch hand begins to run a fever and feel nauseous and achy. After he develops a headache and vomiting, he goes to a clinic. A microscopic exam of a urine sample reveals long thin microbes which move very rapidly in a
corkscrewing pattern. The man may have contracted
A) lymphogranuloma venereum.
B) glomerulonephritis.
C) leptospirosis.
D) staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
E) trichomoniasis.
C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: Bacterial Diseases of the Urinary System
Learning Outcome: 24.8
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A) An NDA B) An IND C) An FDA D) A CDE E) An EPA
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