BIOL 2230-Microbiology HW part 2-5 points Case Study #1 A 4-year-old child was t
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BIOL 2230-Microbiology HW part 2-5 points Case Study #1 A 4-year-old child was taken to the doctor with high fever, runny nose, watery eyes, and a cough. Upon child's hairline, neck, and trunk. A throat swab tested negative on a rapid strep test and was negative bacteria. Upon speaking with the mother the doctor found out the child had not received the MMR vaccine. A What is the likely diagnosis? B. What lead you to this diagnosis? C Which symptom of the child is characteristic of this disease? What is the proper name of D. How can this disease be treated? Case Study 2 Mary is a healthy 3-year-old child living in Central Texas. She spends 4 days a week at daycare while her parents daycare calls and she has developed a low-grade fever of 101-102. The fever persists for the next 4 days he recommends Tylenol and fluids, keep the fever down and her body hydrated. By the fifth day her She also is drowsy and complains that her head and tummy hurt and she does not want to eat. The parents call the doctor and parents noticed that Mary has developed a rash on her head and chest that is spreading to her back. The lesions are 1 to 4 mm in diameter. Mary's parents become concerned and bring her to their primary care physician for a diagnosis Based on the information given, what is your initial diagnosis? (disease& organism) What should be done to diagnose this disease? Will the organism be cleared from Mary's body? If not, where will it be located once Mary's symptoms are gone? A. B. C. D. What disease is Mary at risk for developing later in life as a result of this infectionExplanation / Answer
1) a) The likely diagnosis is measles.
b) The presence of koplik's spots in the cheek, rashes along the hairline, high fever, running nose and history of absent MMR vaccination in a 4 year old child leads to this diagnosis.
c) The presence of white spots on the inside of child's cheek is the characteristic feature of this disease. It us called as Koplik spot.
d) The disease can be treated by analgesics such as paracetamol. Vitamin A solution is essential to revitalise the damaged epithelial cells. There is as such no specific treatment against the virus causing this disease.
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