During the spring calving season, a ranch hand begins to run a fever and feel nauseous and achy. After he develops a headache and vomiting, he goes to a clinic. A microscopic exam of a urine sample reveals long thin microbes which move very rapidly in a corkscrewing pattern. The man may have contracted
A) leptospirosis.
B) chancroid.
C) trichomoniasis.
D) staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
E) glomerulonephritis.

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The symptoms and the description of the microbes match leptospirosis, which is caused by the spirochete bacteria Leptospira, known for its corkscrew-like movement.

During the Spring Calving Season, a Ranch Hand Begins to Run