An Infant Develops a Fever Secondary to a Bacterial Infection

question 37

Multiple Choice

An infant develops a fever secondary to a bacterial infection.Which of the following most likely triggered the fever?

• A) Interleukin-1
• B) Interleukin-6
• C) Interleukin-10
• D) Interferons (INFs)

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Definitions:

Voices

The sounds produced by humans and animals using their vocal cords, especially when speaking or singing.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, which develops in infants around the age of 8 to 12 months.

Representational Abilities

The cognitive ability to use symbols, language, and pictures to represent and understand the world.

Familiar Objects

Items or things that are well known to a person and easily recognized.