The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with mycoses. The client states that the healthcare provider referred to the illness by a different name. What term does the nurse anticipate that the healthcare provider used?
1. Parasitic infection
2. Fungal infection
3. Superficial infection
4. Influenza infection
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Rationale 1:Parasitic infections are caused by protozoans.
Rationale 2:Mycoses are also referred to as fungal infections.
Rationale 3:Superficial or systemic mycoses are the two classifications of a fungal infection.
Rationale 4:Influenza infection is caused by a virus.
Global Rationale: Fungal infections are called mycosis. Most exposure to pathogenic fungi occurs through inhalation of fungal spores or by handling contaminated soil. A simple and useful method of classifying fungal infections is to consider them as either superficial or systemic.
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