Infections that cause the morbidity associated with AIDS are called _____ infections

a. invasive
b. neoplastic
c. metastatic
d. opportunistic


D
Infections that cause the morbidity associated with AIDS are called opportunistic infections. Neoplastic and metastatic are terms associated with cancer. Invasive infections occur when bac-teria invade blood, muscle, and fat tissue, rather than infecting epithelia.

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