Which structure carries blood away from the heart to various parts of the body? veins

chambers

capillaries

arteries

Which statement is true about common childhood infectious disease? a. children should always be given antibiotics to treat an infectious illness. b. frequency of infectious illnesses usually increases as children grow older. c. having a minor infectious illness weakens a child's immune system. d. infectious illnesses are usually mild and require no medication.

Which of the following could use reverse transcriptase to transcribe its genome? a) ssrnab) dsrnac) ssdnad) dsdna

A48-year-old male presents with an 8-day history of productive cough, subjective fevers, and malaise. he is otherwise healthy without any active medical problems. he is a social drinker of alcohol, and denies any tobacco or drug use. on physical examination, the patient is alert and oriented. his temperature is 100.4 0 f, pulse rate is 56, respiratory rate is 18, and blood pressure is 133/64. heent is within normal limits and a chest exam has diffuse expiratory wheeze with decreased sounds to the right lower lung fields. blood labs reveal wbc 14.4, hgb 11.3, plt 233, alt 65, ast 102, and po 4 2.1. a chest x-ray reveals a dense consolidation with bulging fissures. based on these findings, what is the most likely pathogen affecting this patient?