Question of the Day – Thursday January 24, 2019

Question - What is the typical clinical course following a brown recluse spider bite?

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Question of the Day – Wednesday January 23, 2019

Question - Snakebites deemed “dry bites” are those in which no venom is injected. What is the comparative incidence of “dry bites” in elapid snakes compared with crotalid snakes?

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Question of the Day – Tuesday January 22, 2019

Question - What is “control banding”?

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Question of the Day – Monday January 21, 2019

Question - Gastroschisis, is a serious birth defect. This disorder involves a defect in the abdominal wall with abdominal contents extending outside the body at birth. What prenatal exposure has been posited to be casually associated with the currently apparent increasing prevalence of gastroschisis?

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Question of the Day – Friday January 18, 2019

Question - What colorless and highly flammable gas is used or produced in the leather tanning, pulp and paper processing and rayon manufacturing industries and is variously known as “swamp gas”, “stink damp”, and “sour damp”?

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Question of the Day – Thursday January 17, 2019

Question - What sub-types of C. botulinum most commonly cause infant botulism in the United States?

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Question of the Day – Wednesday January 16, 2019

Question - What is the mechanism for the development of tick paralysis?

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Question of the Day – Tuesday January 15, 2019

Question - What triad of symptoms has been associated with severe cases involving the inhalation of mercury vapor?

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Question of the Day – Monday January 14, 2019

Question - Konzo is a paralytic disease, prevalent in some parts of the emerging world, associated with dietary cyanide poisoning from the cyanogenic plant known as cassava (Manihot esculenta). Epidemiologic studies have shown which groups to be most likely to be affected by this disorder?

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Question of the Day – Friday January 11, 2019

Question - Anthrax meningitis may complicate primary inhalational anthrax, gastrointestinal anthrax and/or cutaneous anthrax. On a worldwide basis which form of anthrax most commonly gives rise to anthrax meningitis?

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