While visiting a family's home, the community health nurse finds out that the two children in the home were exposed to chickenpox. Assessment of the children reveals no signs of fever or lesions
The nurse determines that the children may be in which stage of the disease?
A) Susceptibility
B) Subclinical disease
C) Clinical disease
D) Resolution
Ans: B
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