The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment on a Child and Notes

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing an assessment on a child and notes the presence of Koplik's spots.In which communicable disease are Koplik's spots present?

• A) Rubella
• B) Measles (rubeola)
• C) Chickenpox (varicella)
• D) Exanthema subitum (roseola)

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