The student nurse caring for a 56-year-old patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).While providing oral care for the patient the student nurse notes that the gums are reddened and bleed easily.The student nurse identifies this as a sign of what condition?

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Gingivitis is inflammation of the gums,and dental caries is tooth decay produced by interaction of food with bacteria that forms plaque.Thrush is a yeast infection in the mouth and oral herpes are open sores in the mouth around the mucous membrane.

The Student Nurse Caring for a 56-Year-Old Patient with Acquired