Shortly After Returning from a Trip to Several Continents, a Young

question 38

Multiple Choice

Shortly after returning from a trip to several continents, a young man experiences episodes of fever, chills, muscle aches, and headache that recur at irregular intervals. The young man reports carrying only a large backpack and commonly staying in hostels along the way while traveling. Which of the following diseases is he likely to have?

• A) yaws
• B) louse- borne relapsing fever
• C) anaplasmosis
• D) scrub typhus
• E) Lyme disease

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