A young man who is an avid outdoorsman goes to see his doctor complaining of fever with chills, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. Blood tests show that he has low levels of leukocytes and platelets. He may have contracted

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The symptoms described are consistent with ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness that can cause flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, nausea, and diarrhea. Low levels of leukocytes and platelets are also commonly seen in ehrlichiosis. The other options listed do not typically cause all of the symptoms described, or do not commonly result in low levels of leukocytes and platelets.

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