Your Son Comes Home from School Complaining That He Is

Your son comes home from school complaining that he is ill. He tells you he thinks he has the flu—he has a sore throat, runny nose, and a cough, and his eyes are very red. Everyone in your family received a influenza vaccine about a month ago, and as the CDC reports that this year's vaccine is approximately 70% effective, you think it is unlikely that your son does in fact have this disease. In addition, your son does not seem to have muscle aches or a headache, which generally occur with flu. Nonetheless, he does look ill and when you take his temperature, you find that he has a fever of 38.9^oC. You take him to see his doctor, because you suspect that while your son likely does not have influenza, he also does not have a common cold.
-The doctor checks your son's throat and notes that he has has gray-white pus on the pharynx and tonsils. He also has enlarged lymph nodes in his neck. This suggests to the doctor that your son has the bacterial infection ________, which he attempts to confirm by ________.

A) strep throat; doing a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) and throat culture.
B) pneumococcal pneumonia; doing a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) and throat culture.
C) mycoplasmal pneumonia; performing a mantoux skin test and doing a throat culture.
D) legionellosis; performing a mantoux skin test and a chest x-ray.
E) tuberculosis; doing a throat culture and rapid TB skin test.

Correct Answer:

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Access For Free