A 63-year-old international telecommunications executive visits your office with complaints of a high fever.?

Question

The fever is not constant, but intermittent. When you press him for details he estimates that every three days or so he suffers these debilitating "sweats." He usually has headaches and muscle aches during the episodes. They keep him from home from work. After half a day or so he feels better. He reports that he has experienced these episodes for about two months.

1. What should be your first question about the patient's history?

2. What is the name of the condition you suspect? What is the most likely causative organism?

3. Is this pathogen eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Would antibiotics be used to treat the disease? Explain your answer.

4. How did the patient get infected? Can infection be prevented?

5. Can this individual transmit this infection to others? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

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