Read the caption from When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio. Epidemiologists worried that one or two sick chickens could infect a whole town. And that town could infect the country—or even the world. The author most likely includes this supporting text to reinforce the case study’s point that bird flu is dangerous. reinforce the case study’s point that chickens are dangerous. draw conclusions about the chickens mentioned in the case study. draw conclusions about the epidemiologists mentioned in the case study.

A41-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of a chronic cough over the past 4 months, which has now been accompanied by haemoptysis. he denies smoking or any past medical history. on physical examination, his head and neck examination is normal. his lungs have diffuse bilateral rales. cardiac examination is normal. laboratory findings reveal na 142 meq/l, k 4.2 meq/l, cl 110 meq/l, hco3 24 meq/l, bun (blood urea nitrogen) 39 mg/dl, creatinine 2.9 mg/dl. urinalysis reveals microscopic haematuria and 4+ proteinuria. which of the following serologic blood tests would most confirm the suspected diagnosis? - anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies- anti-mitochondrial antibodies- anti-neutrophilic antibodies- anti-parietal cell antibodies- anti-smooth muscle antibodies