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) lymphogranuloma venereum.
B) glomerulonephritis.
C) leptospirosis.
D) staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
E) trichomoniasis.

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The presence of long, thin microbes moving rapidly in a corkscrewing pattern in the urine is indicative of leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection commonly contracted by farmers and ranchers through contact with the urine of infected animals, such as cows and pigs. Symptoms can include fever, nausea, headache, vomiting, and muscle pain.

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