What Is So Particular About the Onset and Course of Meningococcal

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is so particular about the onset and course of meningococcal meningitis?

• A) The incubation time for this type of bacteria is always 30 days.
• B) Rash begins on patient extremities and spreads to the torso as patient itches.
• C) Resulting diarrhea is particularly bloody if not treated within the first 24 hours.
• D) If not treated, death can occur within hours of fever onset.
• E) Bacteria are only spread through contact with sweat.

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