A patient enters your office, feeling achy and tired. Subsequent evaluation reveals a temperature of 103.8...
A patient enters your office, feeling achy and tired. Subsequent evaluation reveals a temperature of 103.8 oF. The achy and tired feeling represents a _____ of infection, and a temperature of 103.8 oF represents a _____ of infection.
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Achy and tired feeling represents a result of infection and a temperature of 103.8 is a symptom of infection.
The organism hijacks the host machinery making it weak and fatigued while fever is a way for the body to fight the infection and indicate that something is wrong inside the body.
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