Question

A 9-month old baby with a macular rash is brought to the hospital. Parents report that the rash started on the face, spread to the rest of the body, and was preceded with coldlike symptoms. There are small reddish spots in the baby's mouth. What is the diagnosis?
a) shingles
b) smallpox
c) chickenpox
d) rubeola

Answer 1

Answer: d) rubeola

Explanation:

Rubeola is a virus which causes measles. The virus lives inside the nose and throat mucus of the infected adult or child. The infection of the virus remains for 4 days. The infection spread through the infected droplets from an infected person. The symptoms include fever, cough and red rashes which firstly appear on face and then to entire body.