An infant is diagnosed with congenital CP caused by a meningitis infection. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse understands that the pathway for cellular damage is
A)genetic mutation to the brain cells prompted by infection with the causative agent.
B)accumulation of causative agents in the blood stream that gradually build up in the brain.
C)stretching and shearing of the neural pathways and brain tissue.
D)consumption of brain tissue and production of lactic acid by the causative pathogen.

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A)Streptococcus pneumonia is the pathogen that causes meningitis in infants, and it causes cellular damage through consumption of the brain's tissue and production of the byproduct lactic acid. Genetic mutations are not caused by infections. Neurotoxins like bilirubin accumulate in the bloodstream and eventually damage nerve cells in the brain. Trauma stretches and shears neural pathways and brain tissue.
B)Streptococcus pneumonia is the pathogen that causes meningitis in infants, and it causes cellular damage through consumption of the brain's tissue and production of the byproduct lactic acid. Genetic mutations are not caused by infections. Neurotoxins like bilirubin accumulate in the bloodstream and eventually damage nerve cells in the brain. Trauma stretches and shears neural pathways and brain tissue.
C)Streptococcus pneumonia is the pathogen that causes meningitis in infants, and it causes cellular damage through consumption of the brain's tissue and production of the byproduct lactic acid. Genetic mutations are not caused by infections. Neurotoxins like bilirubin accumulate in the bloodstream and eventually damage nerve cells in the brain. Trauma stretches and shears neural pathways and brain tissue.
D)Streptococcus pneumonia is the pathogen that causes meningitis in infants, and it causes cellular damage through consumption of the brain's tissue and production of the byproduct lactic acid. Genetic mutations are not caused by infections. Neurotoxins like bilirubin accumulate in the bloodstream and eventually damage nerve cells in the brain. Trauma stretches and shears neural pathways and brain tissue.

An Infant Is Diagnosed with Congenital CP Caused by a Meningitis