dxtxpx
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A female taxidermist for the Smithsonian Institution was on assignment in Brazil. her work involved the processing of small mammal skins for transport to her home lab in Washington, DC. During the second month of her work in the jungles, she experienced an acute illness consisting of severe headaches, chills, fever, sweating, loss of appetite and muscle spasm in lower back and hip. Ampicillin administered by local physician did not relieve the sx. A week later her condition worsened and she returned to Washington and was examined at George Washington Univ Medical Center. Her condition had progressed to include pain in her right axilla, surrounding edema and dry cough. A presumptive dx of bubonic plaque was made
I) Aspiration of an affected lymph node would show the presence of
a) Gm+ rods
b) Gm- bipolar rods
c) Gm+ cocci in pairs
d) Gm- diplococci
e) Gm variable spirochetes
II) Bacteriologic cultivation of lymph node aspirate would most likely yield colonies of
a) Yersinia enterocolitica
b) Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
c) Salmonella typhi
d) Yersinia pestis
e) Shigella dysenteriae
III) The researcher probably encountered the bacterium thru the bite of an infected
a) tick
b) flea
c) mosquito
d) louse
e) fly
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| peekay
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first= G neg rod ,seonc is y,pestis
and 3rd is flea bite whic is believe got from a mouse
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| peekay
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i mean g neg bipolar rods
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| dxtxpx
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Perfect answer 
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| mjl1717
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a rat flea transmits this deadly facultative anaerobe :arrow: V,W,F1 +
endotoxin!
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