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crobinson2013 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

An older adult hospitalized client develops severe diarrhea from gram-negative rods that compromised the normal flora of the bowel. What is the cause of the infection?

A) Helminth
B) Protozoa
C) Healthcare-associated infection (HAI)
D) Virus

Question 2

Viruses invade living cells. Which disease is caused by a virus?

A) Myocardial infarction
B) Hepatitis B
C) Colitis
D) Cholecystitis

TheDev123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
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Gram-negative rods, which comprise much of the bowel's normal flora, are associated with healthcare-associated infections caused by self-contamination.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
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Viruses cause AIDS, chickenpox, colds, cold sores, encephalitis, hepatitis, herpes influenza, measles, mononucleosis, mumps, polio, rabies, shingles, pneumonia, and many other diseases.