Question

VI. DIAGNOSE THE DISEASE: Trichiuris trichiura ,Haemophilus influenzae Helicobacter, Anaplasmosis , schistosomiasis Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning , bubonic plague, shingles, tinea capitis, Lyme disease, malaria, Rocky mountain spotted fever, hookworm, smallpox, Trypanasoma cruzi, , loa loa, neurocysticercosis. Klebsiella pneumoniae,, tinea cruris, tinea capitis, post polio syndrome , pneumonic plague, RSV, river blindness, Bartonella henselae, Borrelia recurrentis, Coxiella brunetti, Mycobaterium bovis, HIV, Treponema pertenue, Treponema carateum ,Zika virus, Powssan fever

1.Patient suffers from skin disease in tropics, name resembles one of Columbus’ ships.
2. Patient suffers high fever and malaise after drinking raw milk
3. Patient from South American country has heart disease- many years before recalls suffering swollen eye when living in a shack like house, infested with blood sucking bugs.
4. Patient from Equatorial Africa has hemolytic disease, chills, fever of 104, splenomegaly.
5. Patient from Central Africa exhibit’s several small coiled worms in cornea, causing cloudiness and necessitating a corneal transplant.
6. Patient from rural southern US exhibits , lethargy, iron deficiency anemia and a desire to eat clay. Reports a habit of walking barefoot.
7. Patient who had polio in 50s is now suffering paralysis.
8. Elderly patient presents with unilateral vesicular lesions , later followed by extreme neuralgia that last for months.
9. Patient in western US, presents with greatly enlarged cervical lymph nodes, fever, extreme prostration, numerous petechiae, causing a blackening of skin. Reports being an avid rock collector.
10. Patient presents with bladder-like lesions in eye, reports returning form Spain, likes pork.d
11 Patient exhibits vomiting and diarrhea, no fever , several hours after eating ham salad sandwich.

Answer 1

1.Patient suffers from skin disease in tropics, name resembles one of Columbus’ ships- Treponema carateum

2. Patient suffers high fever and malaise after drinking raw milk- Staphylococcus food poisoning, H.pylori.
3. Patient from South American country has heart disease- many years before recalls suffering swollen eye when living in a shack like house, infested with blood sucking bugs- Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi

4. Patient from Equatorial Africa has hemolytic disease, chills, fever of 104, splenomegaly- malaria

5. Patient from Central Africa exhibit’s several small coiled worms in cornea, causing cloudiness and necessitating a corneal transplant- loa loa

6. Patient from rural southern US exhibits , lethargy, iron deficiency anemia and a desire to eat clay. Reports a habit of walking barefoot- hookworm

7. 7. Patient who had polio in 50s is now suffering paralysis- post polio syndrome

8. 8. Elderly patient presents with unilateral vesicular lesions , later followed by extreme neuralgia that last for months- shingles

9. Patient in western US, presents with greatly enlarged cervical lymph nodes, fever, extreme prostration, numerous petechiae, causing a blackening of skin. Reports being an avid rock collector- rocky mountain fever

10. Patient presents with bladder-like lesions in eye, reports returning form Spain, likes pork -

11 Patient exhibits vomiting and diarrhea, no fever , several hours after eating ham salad sandwich- staphylococcus aureus food poisioning.