Larry, an avid outdoorsman and hunter, recently spent a week at a hunting lodge
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Question
Larry, an avid outdoorsman and hunter, recently spent a week at a hunting lodge in Virginia where he had a great time pheasant hunting. Once he returned home, however, he got sick and went to see his doctor. He’s had a fever with chills, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. His doctor did a CBC. It came back showing that Larry has low levels of leukocytes and platelets. He may have contracted _____ on his hunting trip.
brucellosis
tularemia
Lyme disease
ehrlichiosis
Chagas' disease
Explanation / Answer
Answer: Lyme disease
Due to the lyme disease, deficiency of the ceratin minerals such as the copper and zinc lead to low white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets in the patient.
This was caused the insects,leading to fever with chills, headache, nausea, and sometimes diarrhea
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