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Question 2 Not yet aneed Marked out of s.oo g question A child arrives at the Emergency Room experiencing difficulty with breathing due to an airway obstruction from inflammation of the epiglottis. The parents also indicated that the child developed a sudden fever and sore throat prior to the airway issue. The causative bacterium i encapsulated while normal flora species of this genus do not express a capsule. Which of the following is a characteristic of the bacterium responsible for the child's symptoms? Select one a. Bipolar staining when smears stained with Giemsa b. Satellite growth around Staphylococcus colonies on blood agar c. Growth on Bordet-Gengou media d. Sulfur reduction when cultured on Hektoen agar e. Vigorous lactose fermentation when grown on Eosin Methylen Blue agar 15:48

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2. a

Bipolar staining of bacteria residing in the epiglottis which stains the opposite poles of microorganisms.It is a kind of differential diagnosis of bacterial acute infection.

6. e

Tularemia is a disease caused by Francisella tularensis which is transmitted by vector called tick.