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Acute Bronchiolitis — Practice

Q1.Hard#Clinical#Numbers
A 12-year-old boy with known sickle cell disease presents with sudden severe pallor, lethargy, and a haemoglobin of 3 g/dL. The reticulocyte count is strikingly low at 0.2%, and there is a preceding febrile illness with a slapped-cheek facial rash in his younger sister. Which organism is most likely responsible for this acute event?
ASalmonella typhi
BEpstein-Barr virus
CStreptococcus pneumoniae
DParvovirus B19