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An instructor is explaining various types of infections. A student demonstrates understanding by saying:
 
  1. An infection that is acquired while the patient is being cared for in a health-care setting is known as a health-care-associated infection.
  2. If a person has an infection in just one area of the body, it is described as a primary infection.
  3. If a second infection is caused by a different pathogen, it becomes a systemic infection.
  4. If an infection spreads from the lungs to other organs, it becomes a secondary infection.

Question 2

An elderly patient has acquired a urinary tract infection due to an inserted catheter during hospitalization. A nurse identifies that this infection is caused by a type of pathogen known as
 
  1. Protozoa.
  2. Helminths.
  3. Bacteria.
  4. A virus.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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