Why is pharyngitis produced by group A Streptococcus treated with antibiotics?
A) To prevent rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis
B) To prevent epiglottis
C) To prevent swelling of tonsils
D) To prevent swelling of soft tissues in the pharynx
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Q16: What organism causes epiglottis?
A)Haemophilus influenzae
B)Streptococcus pneumoniae
C)Moraxella catarrhalis
D)Bordetella
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Q21: Chronic pneumonia is a:
A)viral pneumonia that lasts
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Q23: What type of pneumonia has been associated
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