Darius notices a small, painless red pimple on his skin that eventually becomes a chancre. The chancre disappears, and he develops a rash with fever and headaches.
Which is the best course of action and why?
* treat the symptoms with over-the-counter medications because this is a viral STI and cannot be cured
treat the symptoms with over-the-counter medications because this is a bacterial STI and cannot be cured
treat using antibiotics because this is a viral STI and can be cured at this stage of development
treat using antibiotics because this is a bacterial STI and can be cured at this stage of development

A74-year-old woman, who has been followed for the past 25 years for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comes to the ed complaining of 48 hours of temperature to 38.6 c and worsening shortness of breath. she has a chronic productive cough, which has become more copious. on physical examination, she has rhonchi and increased fremitus in the posterior mid-lung field. a gram's stain reveals many epithelial cells and multiple gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; no neutrophils are seen. which of the following is the most likely organism causing the symptoms? - escherichia coli- haemophilus influenzae- klebsiella pneumoniae- mycobacterium tuberculosis- mycoplasma pneumoniae

Explain why methicillin resistant staphlococcus aureus (mrsa) is more prevalent now than it was only 30 years ago. a. antibiotics cause mutations in staphlococcus aureus that lead to an increase in the number of methicillin-resistant strains. b. methicillin resistance causes an infection to spread more rapidly.c. frequent and inappropriate use of methicillin-type antibiotics has provided selective pressure that has resulted in an increase in the proportion of methicillin-resistant strains of staphlococcus aureus.d. diseases like aids have made people more vulnerable to infections from staphlococcus aureus.

The main reason tommy might use static stretching is a. to relax his entire body b. to prepare his muscles for sports c. to increase his long term flexibility d. to slow his body down after exercise