A mother calls the clinic to ask what medication to give her 5-year-old child for a fever during a bout of chickenpox. The nurse’s best response would be: a )“Your child is 5 years old, so it would be okay to use children’s aspirin to treat his fever.”b )“Start with acetaminophen or ibuprofen, but if these do not work, then you can try aspirin.”c )“You can use children’s dosages of acetaminophen or ibuprofen, but aspirin is not recommended.”d )“It is best to wait to let the fever break on its own without medication.”

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Q: Why doesn't a long lasting vaccine against common cold exist yet?

A: Common cold is most common viral infection that affect the upper respiratory tract of humans.

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A: Killer T cells.

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