Which statement is true regarding contagious infections? a. bacterial infections are common and are best treated with antiviral medications. b. viral infections are highly variable and need to be treated with antibiotics that are specific for the particular virus. c. treatment for fungal infections varies depending on their location and severity. d. protozoan infections are uncommon and can be treated and prevented with vaccines. select the best answer from the choices provided.

When we talk about treatments for certain types of infections we need to take into account usually which medication fights which. Bacterial infection, Fungal infections, and Protozoan infections are treated usually with some form of antibiotic which are specific to the type. Viruses are treated with antiviral.

Bacteria do have some form of vaccine as well as viral infections, however inoculation for protozoan and fungal infections don't exist.

From this set of information we can narrow it down to fungal infections. This statement is true, we treat certain infection depending on the severity, type, and location. Coccidiodimycosis (Valley Fever; mild-severe infection of lung tissue) is treated with Flucanosol while Ringworm and Tinea pedis (athletes foot, both skin conditions) is treated with Naftifin.

The answer is c because i just took the test