EP MICROBIOLOGY:W/DISEASES BY..-MOD.ACC
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Chapter 20, Problem 5CT
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The diagnosis, effective treatment, animal sources of infection and the treatment to be received by the friends and caregivers of a patient suffering from seizures, disorientation and inordinate fear of water.
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The young man has rabies. The virus infection has progressed to the brain; a vaccine will not be effective at this point.
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