A Patient Asks a Nurse What an AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient asks a nurse what an AIDS-related opportunistic infection is.Which of the following should be the nurse's reply?

• A) "This infection is a first-generation metabolic infection."
• B) "This infection is a toxic effect of the virus."
• C) "This infection is from damage to the body's immune system."
• D) "This infection is from an enlarged gallbladder."

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