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After a long camping trip in the woods, a 29-year-old man comes to the physician complaining of fever and general malaise. His physical examination is significant for a well-demarcated skin lesion with a black base on his arm. The patient recalls that earlier during his camping trip, there had been a small, itchy bump at the site of the lesion. Which of the following organisms is most likely responsible for this patient’s disease?
(A) Borrelia burgdorferi
(B) Brucella melitensis
(C) Francisella tularensis
(D) Nocardia asteroides
(E) Yersinia pestis
After a long camping trip in the woods, a 29-year-old man comes to the physician complaining of fever and general malaise. His physical examination is significant for a well-demarcated skin lesion with a black base on his arm. The patient recalls that earlier during his camping trip, there had been a small, itchy bump at the site of the lesion. Which of the following organisms is most likely responsible for this patient’s disease?
(A) Borrelia burgdorferi
(B) Brucella melitensis
(C) Francisella tularensis
(D) Nocardia asteroides
(E) Yersinia pestis
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