A patient comes to the doctor because of a large bulls eye...

A patient comes to the doctor because of a large, bull's eye shaped red rash that has a clear patch in the center. Originally there was an insect like bite in the middle of the rash. The patient lives in a rural areas of the United States where deer tick are common. Which of the following diseases should the physician immediately suspect? Group of answer choices anthrax smallpox Lyme disease malaria

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00:01 So, from the given symptoms we can conclude that the given patient is suffering from lyme disease.

00:08 Now, if we talk about the diagnosis of this lyme disease.

00:14 Now, we saw that the woman is firstly suffering from bull's eye rash.

00:23 Also this woman has certain flu like symptoms.

00:28 Also, when the blood test was done, she had a positive blood test for the spirochetal antibodies.

00:40 She had spirochetal antibodies present in her blood and also she had pain and swelling in a lot of areas of her body.

00:52 So, we can conclude that she was suffering from lyme disease.

00:56 Then secondly, if we talk about the microorganism which is causing this lyme disease.

01:05 So, lyme disease is basically caused by a bacteria which is borrelia burgdorferi.

01:15 Borrelia burgdorferi is the bacteria which is the causative agent for this lyme disease.

01:24 And next, if we talk about the transmission of this disease that how it is spread.

01:31 So, it is basically spread into humans by the bite of an insect and this insect is called as black leg ticks.

01:44 So, black leg ticks when they bite humans, the disease is transmitted.

01:51 The scientific name of this species is loxodus pacificus.

02:05 So, this is the black leg tick.

02:08 When it bites, it spreads the disease into humans and it is basically found in the woody and grassy areas like forests.

02:18 So, it is found in woody and grassy areas like forests.

02:24 Moving on from transmission, we have to explain about the treatment of this disease that how this disease can be treated.

02:37 So, since it is spread by the bite of insects, this can be basically treated by using antibiotics...

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