Stiff muscles are characterized by what?

What is difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? a) an epidemic is a disease; a pandemic is a treatment. b) an epidemic is restricted to a local region; a pandemic is global. c) an epidemic has low mortality; a pandemic has higher mortality. d) an epidemic is caused by a bacterial infection; a pandemic is caused by a viral infection.

A74-year-old woman, who has been followed for the past 25 years for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comes to the ed complaining of 48 hours of temperature to 38.6 c and worsening shortness of breath. she has a chronic productive cough, which has become more copious. on physical examination, she has rhonchi and increased fremitus in the posterior mid-lung field. a gram's stain reveals many epithelial cells and multiple gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; no neutrophils are seen. which of the following is the most likely organism causing the symptoms? - escherichia coli- haemophilus influenzae- klebsiella pneumoniae- mycobacterium tuberculosis- mycoplasma pneumoniae

What is the term that describes a persons tendancy to discover information that supports his or her own ore-existing views? a) critical thinking b) narcissism c) selective exposure d) solipsism