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Carrion's disease is caused by:

A
Baonella henselae
B
Baonella quintana
C
Baonella bacilliformis
D
Baonella washoensis
High-Yield Explanation
Carrion's disease is also known as Baonellosis which is caused by Baonella bacilliformis. Baonella quintana causes Trench fever, chronic bacteremia, bacillary angiomatosis and endocarditis Baonella henselae causes Cat-scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, bacillary peliosis, bacteremia and endocarditis Baonella washoensis causes Myocarditis and meningitis. Ref: Harrisons principles of internal medicine, 18th edition, Page: 1314.

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