The nurse is teaching nursing students about normal physiologic changes in the respiratory system of toddlers. Which best describes why toddlers have fewer respiratory tract infections as they grow older?
A) The amount of lymphoid tissue decreases.
B) Repeated exposure to organisms causes increased immunity.
C) Viral organisms are less prevalent in the population.
D) Secondary infections rarely occur after viral illnesses.

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Children have increased immunity after exposure to a virus. The amount of lymphoid tissue increases as children grow older. Viral organisms are not less prevalent, but older children have the ability to resist invading organisms. Secondary infections after viral illnesses include Mycoplasma pneumoniae and group A b-hemolytic streptococcal infections.

The Nurse Is Teaching Nursing Students About Normal Physiologic Changes