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34 y.o. accountant on a summer vacation in the Adirondacks of New York begins to feel ill 4 days after leaving the area. He develops a fever of 41 C ( 105.8 F), severe headache, and confusion and his wife takes him to the local hospital s emergency department. The attending physician notes swelling of the ankles and wrists and maculopapular rash over the same areas. Which of the following is the mechanism of pathogenicity of the most likely causative agent?
a.-Adenylate cyclase exotoxin production
b.-Coagulase positivity
c.- Granulomatous inflammation
d.-Immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity
e.-Intracellular infection of endothelial cells
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| pr20
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intracellular infection of endothelial cells causing vasculitis---->produce characteristic rash
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| angel23
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E.rocky mountain spotted fever.....characterised by triad of fever,headache,vasculitis
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| new_n_lost
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e.-Intracellular infection of endothelial cells
Classical presentation of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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