[Expert Solution]: The patient is a 25-year old female who lives…

The patient is a 25-year old female who lives in Hialeah, Florida. She was admitted to the open-clinic with a low-grade fever, headache, and fatigue which has persisted for four days. Questioning shows the patient works as a dental assistant. She has been in a monogamous relationship for the past 2 months; however prior to that she had multiple sex partners (estimated 4 partners in addition to current) within the last year. She has taken oral contraceptives for the past month; before which she used condoms. She recalls having unprotected sex twice within the last year. Her last menstrual period was ~43 days ago. She has a family history of type-2 diabetes (mother), as well as Parkinson’s disease (grandfather). She does not partake in drugs of abuse. She owns a cat. She has no recent (last 2 years) history of foreign travel. She is allergic to penicillin.