Which of the following infectious agents listed below would be a site-specific pathogen and not spread throughout the body via the circulatory system? A patient diagnosed with
A) B. burgdorferi caused by a tick bite.
B) Salmonella typhi related to ingestion of contaminated food or water.
C) Helicobacter pylori diagnosed after an endoscopic procedure.
D) N. meningitidis infection in a child in a daycare setting.

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H. pylori is an extreme example of a site-specific pathogen (localized infectious disease). The other three pathogens are called systemic pathogens because they can disseminate throughout the body via the circulatory system.

Which of the Following Infectious Agents Listed Below Would Be