A 6-year-old presents with slightly umbilicated, dome-shaped lesions on the skin of the trunk, face, and extremities. The child is diagnosed with molluscum contagiosum caused by a highly contagious:
a. bacterium.
b. virus.
c. fungus.
d. parasite.
ANS: B
Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a virus. Molluscum contagiosum is not caused by a bacte-rium, a fungus, or a parasite.
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