What does Emily purchase from the druggist?  (“A Rose For Emily”)

Many radiopaque contrast media contain barium or 

Why does Emily deny her father’s death for three days? (“A Rose for Emily”)

The patient has pimples and vesicles on her forehead. Microscopic examination shows the presence of gram positive cocci in clusters. The etiology is:

A comma shaped gram-negative organism that can live at a pH of 9 and can cause diarrhea from contaminated water is:

An 18 yr. old male presents to his doctor’s office complaining of frequency and painful urination. Upon examination the physician notices the presence of a milky, cloudy urethral discharge with pus. The patient admits to having occasional unprotected sex. Which of the following statements concerning his case is true? 

Why is the druggist startled by Emily’s request? (“A Rose For Emily”)

A farmer comes to the ER complaining of shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. An X-ray shows the development of bilateral pneumonia and he had a black eschar on his arm. A history of the patient shows that some of his cattle died of unknown reasons a few days ago. A gram stain of the sputum shows the presence of Gram+ve, endospore forming rods. The most likely diagnosis is:

Which disease is improperly matched to the organism that causes it?

An acid fast gram positive rod is most likely Mycoplasma.