Joined
·
34 Posts
4) Match the most likely micro-organism with the clinical scenario:
A 35-year-old woman, recently returned from a hiking trip in Arizona, presents with low-grade fever, cough with minimum clear sputum production, and rash. She is otherwise healthy with no significant past medical history. She has been on treatment with albuterol for intermittent asthma and she does have seasonal allergies.
A) Coccidioides immitis
B) Measles virus (rubeola)
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
E) Histoplasmosis
Explanation will be posted soon....
A 35-year-old woman, recently returned from a hiking trip in Arizona, presents with low-grade fever, cough with minimum clear sputum production, and rash. She is otherwise healthy with no significant past medical history. She has been on treatment with albuterol for intermittent asthma and she does have seasonal allergies.
A) Coccidioides immitis
B) Measles virus (rubeola)
C) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D) Mycoplasma pneumoniae
E) Histoplasmosis
Explanation will be posted soon....