What Effect Does the Contraction of a Short-Term Illness Have

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Multiple Choice

What effect does the contraction of a short-term illness have on early childhood development?

• A) Permanent retardation of mental and physical development
• B) Alteration in developmental avenues and a change in growth patterns
• C) It will cause no lasting retardation in the growth rate.
• D) Significant slowdowns in growth rates that sometimes require years to overcome

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