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A patient in Hawaii presented to the emergency room and complained of a high fever, muscle aches and vomiting that had lasted for several days. The patient said that he had gone swimming to retrieve a lost Gopro camera during a thunderstorm roughly one week ago. After the patient was admitted, he experienced kidney failure and hemorrhage. The patient should be diagnosed with:

Chancres that are caused by syphilis are painful, tender sores.

Which of the nucleic acids are the pyrimadines?

Infectious agents may be located by molecular methods in that the organisms represent the:

Culture of a hand wound grew on a Lowenstein-Jensen agar slant at 30°C in 9 days, but did not grow on the same media at 37°C over three weeks. Given the following results, what is most likely the organism in question? Photochromagen Niacin: Negative SQ catalase: Negative Heat stable catalase: Negative Nitrate reduction: Negative Tween80 Hydrolysis: Positive

Which of the following organisms is India ink & urease positive?

On direct exam from skin scrapings which of the following organisms reveal hyphael elements and small budding yeast in a “spaghetti & meatball” arrangement?

An AFB broth culture is positive for acid-fast bacilli at 1 week while the agar slant shows no growth. The most likely explanation for this is:

When AFB are stained using the Kinyoun stain, the cells should appear:

Explain the difference between continental glaciers and alpine glaciers.