
Concept explainers
(1)
To explain:
The reason behind the swelling of lymph nodes of Jacob.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, Jacob received a pet as a birthday gift and he was excited about it because he was the only one in the school having a prairie dog. After two weeks, he was exhausted and felt terrible. He developed large raised on his face and hands. He got the monkey pox infection through the infected doggy from the monkey. He was sick for four weeks and got recovered after that.
(2)
To explain:
The reason behind not prescribing penicillin or tetracycline by doctor.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, Jacob received a pet as a birthday gift and he was excited about it because he was the only one in the school having a prairie dog. After two weeks, he was exhausted and felt terrible. He developed large raised on his face and hands. He got the monkey pox infection through the infected doggy from the monkey. He was sick for four weeks and got recovered after that.
(3)
To explain:
The way through which a virus of rodent can cause disease of humans and monkey.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, Jacob received a pet as a birthday gift and he was excited about it because he was the only one in the school having a prairie dog. After two weeks, he was exhausted and felt terrible. He developed large raised on his face and hands. He got the monkey pox infection through the infected doggy from the monkey. He was sick for four weeks and got recovered after that.

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