The use of hygiene practices like antibiotics and sanitation may have inadvertently led to the increase in rates of certain infectious disorders because the overuse of antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance, and a lack of exposure to certain microbes can weaken the immune system's ability to fight off infections. The other options listed are not necessarily true for all infectious disorders.

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Infectious Disorders

Question 22

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Infectious disorders

A) are acute problems that end when their course has run.
B) that are kept in control through hygiene may have paradoxically increased the rates of these disorders.
C) are not linked to the development of any chronic diseases.
D) attack only lymphatic tissue.
E) All of these are traits of infectious disorders.

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