Your Sister Cut Herself with a Knife, and Within a Few

question 85

Multiple Choice

Your sister cut herself with a knife, and within a few days, she had a severe pus-producing infection of the hand. A day later, skin begins to come off, exposing muscle and other tissue below the skin.
Predict what caused the severity of this infection.

• A) The infectious agent produces exotoxins.
• B) This is not an infectious disease; it is an autoimmune disease.
• C) The infectious agent is a fungus.
• D) The infectious agent is likely a virus.

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Classical Conditioning

A training method in which two stimuli are consistently associated with each other; over time, a reaction initially caused by the second stimulus is triggered by the first stimulus alone.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences, such as procedural memory involved in riding a bike.

Conscious Awareness

The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings, thoughts, feelings, and sensations.