KROK 1 2014 – Question 189 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A patient has been diagnosed with ARVI. Blood serum contains immunoglobulin M. What is the stage of infection in this case?
- A. Acute
- B. Prodromal
- C. Incubation
- D. Carriage
- E. Reconvalescence
Hint
Think about which antibody class appears first in a primary response and how its level changes over the course of an infection.
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