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An animal attendant at the zoo became ill. Symptoms included fever, chills, headache, severe myalgia, and malaise. This person’s urinalysis was abnormal with protein and blood present. A couple of weeks earlier, the attendant was handling the chimpanzees and one of the chimps urinated on him. What is the most likely cause of illness?

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User Etheros
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Answer: Babesia Protozoa

Explanation: Ticks are the reason these animals are getting sick like this. The ticks transmitted this type of illness to the animals.

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