A 43-year-old male visits the emergency room around 4 weeks after getting bitten by a bat during a cave diving trip. After cleansing the wound with water, the patient reports that he felt well enough not to seek medical attention immediately following his trip. He does endorse feeling feverish in the past week but a new onset of photophobia and irritability led him to seek help today. What would the post-mortem pathology report show if the patient succumbs to this infection?
AHowell-Jolly bodies
BHeinz bodies
CPsammoma bodies
DPick bodies
ENegri bodies
Researchers are investigating a new strain of a virus that has been infecting children over the past season and causing dermatitis. They have isolated the virus and have run a number of tests to determine its structure and characteristics. They have found that this new virus has an outer coating that is high in phospholipids. Protein targeting assays and immunofluorescence images have shown that the outer layer contains numerous surface proteins. On microscopy, these surface proteins are also expressed around the nucleus of cells derived from the infected tissue of the children. This virus’s structure most closely resembles which of the following?
AAdenovirus
BPapillomavirus
CHerpesvirus
DPoxvirus
EHepadnavirus
A previously healthy 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician because of increasing weakness and a retroauricular rash that started 2 days ago. The rash spread rapidly and involves the trunk and extremities. Last week, he had a mild sore throat, pink eyes, and a headache. His family recently immigrated from Ethiopia. His immunization status is unknown. The patient appears severely ill. His temperature is 38.5°C (101.3°F). Examination shows tender postauricular and suboccipital lymphadenopathy. There is a nonconfluent, maculopapular rash over the torso and extremities. Infection with which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms?
ATogavirus
BHuman herpesvirus 6
CParvovirus
DVaricella zoster virus
EParamyxovirus
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