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A 10-year-old male gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to his pet guinea pig, which proceeded to bite him on the lip. The guinea pig did not survive.
 
  Two days after the guinea pig's funeral, the boy became ill with fever, chills, joint pain, and a rash. What organism should the physician suspect based on the patient's history?
  A) Francisella tularensis B) Streptobacillus moniliformis
  C) Eikenella corrodens D) Brucella spp.

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Infection due to Brucella spp. is often slow to develop, long term, and displaying periodicity. This can be explained by the organism's ability to
 
  A) change its surface antigens.
  B) colonize the upper respiratory tract prior to infection.
  C) travel and hide in the reticuloendothelial system.
  D) cause infection as the vaccine wanes in adults.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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