After being bitten by a tick on a hiking trip, Amy had chills, headache, muscle pain, nausea, lethargy, and a rash.Before further testing, Amy's health care provider gave her information about which of the following diseases?

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Based on the symptoms Amy experienced after being bitten by a tick, the most likely diseases she could have contracted are anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis, both of which are tick-borne diseases. The other options (Shigella and dysentery, Streptococcus pyogenes and strep throat, and all of the above) are not consistent with Amy's symptoms.

After Being Bitten by a Tick on a Hiking Trip