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CASE 27 A 26-year-old male liberal arts college student visited a primary care clinic seeking medical attention. He was very concerned about the painful, itchy sores (blisters) that had developed…

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CASE 59 During a 4-week period in August in a rural county in the Midwest, a total of 29 persons (between the ages of 9 and 15 years) had a…

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CASE 55 A 48-year-old man presented to an internist for a physical exam, since he had not been to a physician for many years. He was asymptomatic, but routine chemistry…

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CASE 22 A 23-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for fever, nonproductive cough, progressive shortness of breath, and fatigue for 2 weeks. He had been diagnosed as HIV positive…

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CASE 31 A 26-year-old woman came to a city sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic complaining of a profuse yellow, foamy vaginal discharge with foul odor. The discharge began 2 days…

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CASE 17 Five workers between the ages of 29 and 48 years presented to an acute care clinic with a 1-week history of fever, chills, night sweats, cough, headache, fatigue,…

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CASE 26 A 31-year-old African American woman presented with low-grade fever, malaise, and a rash. She recalled having had painless ulcers, which appeared on the vulva one month before this…

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CASE 49 A 3-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department of a general hospital following a 3-week history of nausea, poor appetite, and abdominal pain. She had not had…

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CASE 15 A 32-year-old Hispanic woman presented with a cough for several weeks and a 15-lb weight loss. She also had night sweats and subjective fevers and felt fatigued. Despite…

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CASE 24 A 62-year-old white man was admitted to the hospital in the month of January with fever, shortness of breath, productive cough, and chest pain. He also complained of…

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