Which is the causative agent of scarlet fever?
a. Enteroviruses
b. Corynebacterium organisms
c. Scarlet fever virus
d. Group A ?-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)
ANS: D
GABHS infection causes scarlet fever. Enteroviruses do not cause the same complications. Corynebacterium organisms cause diphtheria. Scarlet fever is not caused by a virus.
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