Kenneth has been exhausted lately and keeps getting sick. He finally goes to the hospital because he can't get over a common col
d. While in the hospital, the doctors find a fungal infection in his lungs and then check his white blood cells. His white blood cell counts are extremely low. Which STD/STI might Kenneth have?
Kenneth could very well have HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS attacks your immune system and destroys white blood cells, the cells that are used to fight infections. He can't seem to get over a common cold and is always getting sick, these are signs that something is wrong with his immune system, he has also contracted a fungal infection in his chest as a result of his body not being able to fight off the cold virus and his white blood cell count is low. This would all point to HIV/AIDS.
The nurse should respond by telling the teacher that something is seriously wrong with the child and to possibly call the child's parents to have her checked out by a doctor.
