The nurse is caring for a client with a respiratory tract infection that started with a common cold but has progressed to whooping cough. The client also has coughing fits that last for several minutes. Which organism is responsible for the client's condition?
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Bacillus anthracis
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Bordetella pertussis
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Why do rna viruses appear to have higher rates of mutation? a) rna nucleotides are more unstable than dna nucleotides. b) replication of their genomes does not involve proofreading. c) rna viruses can incorporate a variety of nonstandard bases. d) rna viruses are more sensitive to mutagens.

How can the primesuite feature assist in analyzing a patient's vital signs over time. give example

John and jane jones’ newborn baby girl, leah, has just been diagnosed with galactosemia. prior to their genetic counseling appointment, they submitted this family history: john and jane’s older child, a son named lee, does not have galactosemia. john is the only child of hanna and harry. harry was an only child. hanna has two older sisters, hope (the oldest) and holly. both harry and hanna’s parents lived in good health into their 80s. jane’s brother, joe, is married to jen. they have a son, les, who is a healthy nine-year-old with myopia (nearsightedness) but no sign of galactosemia. jane’s mother, hilda, is alive and healthy; jane’s father, henry, passed away last year of a sudden heart attack. hilda and henry have no family history of galactosemia. use the information in the family history to construct a pedigree for this family.