Question

hapter 18 & 21 test
a person has blister-like lesions on the skin. what viral disease does he or she likely have?
○ hpv
○ aids
○ hepatitisb
○ chicken pox

Explanation:

• HPV typically causes warts, not blister-like lesions.
• AIDS is a syndrome that weakens immunity, not defined by skin blisters as a primary symptom.
• Hepatitis B primarily affects the liver, with no characteristic blister lesions.
• Chicken pox (varicella zoster virus infection) is marked by itchy, blister-like skin lesions that spread across the body.

Answer:

chicken pox