You have been exposed to each of the 8 microbes below. After a couple of days you develop the symptomes listed below. What microbe do you think has infected your (select all that apply). High fever up to 105 F Coughing out greenish, yellow, or bloody mucus Chills that make you shake Feeling like you can’t catch your breath, especially when you move around a lot Feeling very tired Low appetite Sharp or stabby chest pain (you might feel it more when you cough or take a deep breath) sweating a lot Fast breathing and heartbeat Lips and fingernails turning blue Question 3 options: Burkholderia mallei Yellow Fever virus Rickettsia rickettsii Epstein Barr Virus Rhizobium spp. Klebsiella pneumoniae Helicobacter pylori Aliivibrio fischeri Burkholderia mallei Yellow Fever virus Rickettsia rickettsii Epstein Barr Virus Rhizobium spp. Klebsiella pneumoniae Helicobacter pylori Aliivibrio fischeri Solution Yellow Fever virus: Yellow fever gets its name from two of its most obvious symptoms: fever and yellowing of the skin. The yellowing occurs because the disease causes liver damage, hepatitis. For some people, yellow fever has no initial symptoms, while for others, the first symptoms appear from three to six days after exposure to the virus from a mosquito bite. An infection with yellow fever typically has three phases. The first phase of symptoms can last for three to four days and then, for most people, disappears. The first phase is generally non- specific and cannot be distinguished from other viral infections. The initial symptoms of yellow fever are: Burkholderia pseudomallei: Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei cause the diseases melioidosis and glanders, respectively. A well-studied aspect of pathogenesis by these closely-related bacteria is their ability to invade and multiply within eukaryotic cells. In contrast, the means by which B. pseudomallei and B. mallei adhere to cells are poorly defined..

1. You have been exposed to each of the 8 microbes below.
After a couple of days you develop the symptomes listed below. What microbe do you think has
infected your (select all that apply).
High fever up to 105 F
Coughing out greenish, yellow, or bloody mucus
Chills that make you shake
Feeling like you can’t catch your breath, especially when you move around a lot
Feeling very tired
Low appetite
Sharp or stabby chest pain (you might feel it more when you cough or take a deep breath)
sweating a lot
Fast breathing and heartbeat
Lips and fingernails turning blue
Question 3 options:
Burkholderia mallei
Yellow Fever virus
Rickettsia rickettsii
Epstein Barr Virus
Rhizobium spp.
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Helicobacter pylori
Aliivibrio fischeri
Burkholderia mallei
Yellow Fever virus
Rickettsia rickettsii
Epstein Barr Virus
Rhizobium spp.
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Helicobacter pylori
Aliivibrio fischeri
Solution
Yellow Fever virus:
Yellow fever gets its name from two of its most obvious symptoms: fever and yellowing of the

2. skin. The yellowing occurs because the disease causes liver damage, hepatitis. For some people,
yellow fever has no initial symptoms, while for others, the first symptoms appear from three to
six days after exposure to the virus from a mosquito bite.
An infection with yellow fever typically has three phases. The first phase of symptoms can last
for three to four days and then, for most people, disappears. The first phase is generally non-
specific and cannot be distinguished from other viral infections.
The initial symptoms of yellow fever are:
Burkholderia pseudomallei:
Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei cause the diseases melioidosis and glanders,
respectively. A well-studied aspect of pathogenesis by these closely-related bacteria is their
ability to invade and multiply within eukaryotic cells. In contrast, the means by which B.
pseudomallei and B. mallei adhere to cells are poorly defined.