A school nurse is performing an assessment of a studentwho states: “I’m too tired to keep my head up in class.” Thestudent has a low-grade fever. The nurse would interpret thesefindings as indicating which stage of infection?a. Incubation periodb. Prodromal stagec. Full stage of illnessd. Convalescent period

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