Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Hives have the appearance of skin ulcers as part of an allergic reaction.
2. Prior to a bone marrow transplant, the patient's own bone marrow is destroyed using
radiation or chemicals.
3. Immunoglobulins are antibodies secreted by platelets.
4. An allergy is a hypersensitivity to a common substance in the environment.
5. Opportunistic infections affect patients with anemia.


1. FALSE
Hives have the appearance of wheals, not skin ulcers, as part of an allergic
reaction.
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
Opportunistic infections affect patients who are immunocompromised.

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