Microbiological lab culture and sensitivity tests were performed on the skin scrapings of a groin lesion on a 27-year-old male patient who presented to a local health department clinic. The results confirm infection with Treponema pallidum. He was given a prescription for penicillin and told to return for a follow-up visit in 2 weeks. His diagnosis is

Microbiological lab culture and sensitivity tests were performed on the skin scrapings of a groin lesion on a 27-year-old male patient who presented to a local health department clinic. The results confirm infection with Treponema pallidum. He was given a prescription for penicillin and told to return for a follow-up visit in 2 weeks. His diagnosis is


A. syphilis.


B. HIV.


C. herpes.


D. HPV.



Answer: D


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