The Languages Spoken on Bougainville Are

question 26

Multiple Choice

The languages spoken on Bougainville are

• A) Papuan or Austronesian
• B) Lapita
• C) mostly Papuan or Austronesia, with a few that linguists struggle to classify
• D) unlike anything spoken elsewhere in the Pacific Islands

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Definitions:

Infection

The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which can cause disease and trigger the immune response.

Systemic Inflammation

Inflammation that occurs in many areas of the body. In addition to symptoms of local inflammation, increased neutrophil numbers in the blood, fever, and shock can occur.

Pyrogens

Substances, often produced by bacteria, that induce fever by affecting the body's temperature regulation in the hypothalamus.

Fever Production

The body's response to infection or illness, involving an increase in body temperature to help fight pathogens.