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72 year old man, complaining of flu like symptoms, but without afever.He also has a rash on the right side of his body. The rashconsists of fluid filled blisters is very painful. Worst pain hehas every had.Checking with our medical intern, he asks if duringthe patient history, if we asked our patient if he had the chickenpox as a child and if he has been vaccinated against shingles.Whywould a childhood disease be important now?…. And what does avaccine have to do with this?please don't answer this questionunless you know the complete answers to the case study formbelow.This case study is for nursing class.

Below is the Case Study Form:

Patient History:

Patient #:_______________________

Age:___________________________

Sex:___________________________

Occupation:______________________

Family History/Preconditions:

Relevant Recent History:

Signs and Symptoms:

Signs:

Symptoms:

Microbiology:

Causative Organism(s):_________________

Modes of Transmission:_________________

____________________________________

Prevention:___________________________

Virulence Factor:

Mechanism of Virulence Factor:

Treatment:

Drug Name:__________________________

Class of Drug:________________________

____________________________________

Type of Admission:____________________

Potential Side Effects of Drug Treatment:

Mechanism of Treatment:

Lab Work:

Type of Sample Received:_______________

____________________________________

Test(s) To Determine Causative Organism:

Positive Results of Test(s):