Question Number 0565
Question:
A pregnant woman and her husband develop fever, muscle aches and severe diarrhea about three weeks after eating a soft cheese given to them as a present from a guest. Her baby is later born at term with septicemia and becomes acutely unwell. The most likely diagnosis is

a) Lyme disease
b) brucellosis
c) infective endocarditis
d) listeriosis
e) psittacosis