You Explain to Jay That Infections and the Associated Diseases

Multiple Choice

You explain to Jay that infections and the associated diseases are often described according to the timing and duration of the symptoms. You define the different categories to him, telling him that he has

A) a chronic infection, which is an infection that develops slowly and may last for months or years.
B) a latent infection-the microbe causing Jay's illness will continue to exist in him, although likely without causing any symptoms.
C) a localized infection, in which the microbe is limited to a small area-in Jay's case the gastrointestinal tract.
D) an inopportunistic infection, because Salmonella species are part of a person's gastrointestinal normal microbiota.
E) an acute infection, characterized by symptoms that develop quickly but last only a short time.