Denise, a small-town doctor, is sued for medical malpractice because

Denise, a small-town doctor, is sued for medical malpractice because she did not correctly diagnose a rare tropical disease, from which her patient died. The standard of care that will be applied by the court is:
A. Denise will be judged by the highest medical standards
B. Denise will be judged against the standard applied to tropical disease specialists
C. Denise will be judged by the reasonable person standard
D. Denise will be judged by the standards applicable to small-town doctors

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