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Which of the Following Statements Are True of Infections and Disease

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Which of the following statements are true of infections and disease? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)


A) When the number of cases of a disease rises sharply,the disease is called endemic.
B) Subclinical is a synonym for asymptomatic or inapparent.
C) An acute infection is always localized,and a chronic infection is always widespread.
D) A communicable disease is not always contagious,and a contagious disease is not always communicable.
E) A post-op infection of abdominal skin sutures is an example of a nosocomial infection.
F) A person who has recovered from a disease but remains a source of the pathogen is considered a carrier.
G) When influenza is followed by bacterial pneumonia,the pneumonia is considered a secondary infection.
H) A zoonosis is a disease that affects only wild animals.

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