A patient with infectious mononucleosis would most likely produce which of the following?
A) IgD antibodies
B) Polyclonal antibodies
C) Monoclonal antibodies
D) IgE antibodies

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Patients with infectious mononucleosis typically produce polyclonal antibodies, which are antibodies that recognize multiple epitopes (small protein fragments) on a single pathogen. This is because the Epstein-Barr virus that causes infectious mononucleosis infects and replicates in B cells, leading to the activation and proliferation of multiple clones of B cells, each producing different antibodies that recognize different epitopes on the virus. The other choices are not typically associated with infectious mononucleosis.

A Patient with Infectious Mononucleosis Would Most Likely Produce Which