Title: List the symptoms of an infection.
Course: Nurse Aide I Condensed (14051-I-A) > Section: Understanding Infection Control and Medical Asepsis

List should include symptoms that are

- systemic (e.g., fever and muscle and joint aches)
- localized (e.g., redness, pain, discharge).

Refer to Unit III in Nurse Aide Curriculum, Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2023.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the major symptoms of infection?
- What is the difference between a generalized and localized infection?
- How do pathogens cause symptoms (i.e., histaminic response, death of cells, toxin production)?