Question 32

(Multiple Choice)

A large number of people in an African village become ill a couple of weeks after sharing a feast of stew made from the meat of jungle animals. They initially have fever, headache and fatigue, and develop petechiae. Most then experience bloody diarrhea and vomiting, and a few days later begin bleeding from the mouth and eyes. What is the most likely preliminary diagnosis?


A) dengue hemorrhagic fever
B) ebola hemorrhagic fever
C) yellow fever
D) malaria
E) African trypanosomiasis

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