Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 5CCS
A Very Sick Sophomore
In December, a 19-year-old college student experiences a severe headache, nausea, vomiting, and fever. The student suspects a case of flu and goes to the health center for a diagnosis. By the time he arrives, he is feeling worse, with neck stiffness and disorientation. The doctor immediately prepares to perform a spinal tap.
- 1. What disease does the doctor suspect?
- 2. What are possible causes of this disease?
- 3. The spinal tap reveals the presence of Gram-negative cocci in the CSF. What else was present in the CSF of the patient?
- 4. Given the information in question 3, what is the diagnosis?
- 5. What might the student's residential assistant in the dorm be concerned about?
- 6. How might this disease have been prevented?
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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