Near the End of the First Week of Life,an Infant

question 21

Multiple Choice

Near the end of the first week of life,an infant who has not been treated for any infection develops a copper-colored maculopapular rash on the palms and around the mouth and anus.The newborn is showing signs of:

• A)Gonorrhea
• B)Herpes simplex virus (HSV)infection
• C)Congenital syphilis
• D)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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Definitions:

Amino Acid

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins, serving as the building blocks of protein synthesis and playing vital roles in processes such as neurotransmitter transport and biosynthesis.

Hemoglobin

A protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body and returns carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs.

Polypeptide Chains

Sequences of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, forming part of or the whole protein molecule.

Quaternary

A level of protein structure where multiple polypeptide chains, referred to as subunits, come together to form a functional protein complex.