Bacterial and Viral Causes of Fever and Skin Rash

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What is the causative agent of Lyme Disease?

  • Clostridium difficile
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Borrelia burgdorferi (correct)
  • Staphylococcus aureus

Which bacterium is responsible for Erysipelas?

  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (correct)
  • Borrelia burgdorferi

Which sign is associated with Staphylococcus aureus in Erysipelas?

  • Erythema migrans
  • Type III hypersensitivity
  • Lyme Disease bullseye rash
  • Nikolsky’s sign (correct)

What is the diagnostic method for Lyme Disease?

<p>Serology (EIA + Western Blot) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which antibiotic is used to treat Lyme Disease?

<p>Doxycycline (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium is catalase-positive, gram-positive, and coagulase-positive?

<p>Streptococcus pyogenes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which disease is characterized by fever, macular erythema, dermal pain, edema, and rapid spread (DPERS)?

<p>Rocky mountain spotted fever (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the causative agent of secondary syphilis and condyloma?

<p>Treponema pallidum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium causes a maculopapular rash that often becomes petechial/purpuric and affects the ankles and wrists, often spreading to the palms and soles?

<p>Rickettsia rickettsii (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virus causes multiple small wart-like bumps on the skin known as Mollusca?

<p>Molluscipoxvirus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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