Infants whose caregivers are the most responsive in the first six months cry the least later.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question 2Most children's communicable illnesses are the result of:
a. fungus infections
b. hereditary weakness
c. climate and location
d. respiratory infections
Question 3A pathogen is the:
a. method by which an illness is transmitted
b. organism responsible for infecting an individual
c. first stage of a communicable illness
d. name given to the susceptible or new host
Question 4Exclusion policies:
a. prevent illness and infection from occurring
b. need only to be enforced when there is threat of serious disease
c. protect teachers against potential charges of negligence
d. serve as guidelines for deciding when a child is too ill to attend group care
Question 5Teachers who are ill should:
a. stay home whenever they are feeling under the weather
b. follow the same exclusion guidelines set for children
c. ignore minor illnesses and come to work
d. not come to work if they have been exposed to communicable illness; they should wait to see if symptoms develop
Question 6The length of an incubation stage:
a. is the same for all communicable illnesses
b. varies for each communicable illness
c. is shorter in young children
d. is not an important infection control measure
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