A nursing student comes to the university health center reporting a sore throat, malaise, and loss of appetite. The nurse assesses the student and determines she has large, white-yellow exudates in the back of the throat and a fever
The student is presenting with:
A) an infectious disease
B) a viral illness
C) a throat mass
D) mononucleosis
Ans: A
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Infectious disease refers to the pathology or pathologic events that result from the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in a host. Toxins and enzymes produced by the microorganisms cause tissue injury. The injury produces manifestations of infection: fever, rashes, malaise, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, purulent discharge from wounds; a hot, red, tender area around wounds or puncture sites; aches and pains; or total body collapse.
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