A missionary couple, living in West Africa bought their 4-yearold son to the Emergency room as he had fever and a pinkish rashhas been developing on his hands and feet at first then it spreadto both arms and legs. There are no other symptoms that the childfeeling very fatigued. 1. This disease is most likely caused bywhat bacteria? Name the disease. 2. How would epidemiology assistyou in finding the sources of this illness? 3. The boy had all ofhis vaccines so why does he have such a disease? 4. What course oftreatment would you order and why? What type of antibiotic wouldyou use and why? 5. What are the virulence factors for thecausative agent? Explain the mode of action of these factors
