Question

What is the term for the disease whose symptoms includes pallor, shortness of breath, infection, bleeding gums, predominance of immature and abnormally functioning lymphocytes in a young child

Answer 1

Answer: acute lymphoid leukemia

Explanation: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer. It occurs when a bone marrow cell develops errors in its DNA.

Symptoms may include enlarged lymph nodes, bruising, fever, bone pain, bleeding from the gums, and frequent infections.