Which statement about neonatal development is accurate?
A) Neonates may have an infection without fever.
B) Breast-fed infants do not become ill due to immunity.
C) Neonates prefer sleeping and often refuse to eat.
D) Neonates have defense to communicable disease.
Ans: A
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Newborns have immature thermoregulatory mechanisms and do not become febrile.
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