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Collmarie

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Explain why the role of aspirin in Reye's syndrome.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus) can infect many tissues. Which of the following infections is NOT caused by the gonococcus?
 
  A. Infection of the urethral mucosa (urethritis)
  B. Infection of the bladder mucosa (cystitis)
  C. Throat infections (pharyngitis)
  D. Infections of the rectal mucosa (proctitis)
  E. Infections of the mucosa of the uterine cervix (cervicitis)



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Answer to Question 1

Aspirin may aggravate the injurious effects of the virus or interact with the virus in causing liver and brain injury. For this reason, aspirin is not recommended for fever or pain relief among infants and children.

Answer to Question 2

B



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