A mother asks the nurse if her child's iron deficiency anemia is related to the child's frequent infections. The nurse responds based on the understanding of which of the following? 1. Little is known...

A mother asks the nurse if her child's iron deficiency anemia is related to the child's frequent infections. The nurse responds based on the understanding of which of the following?

1. Little is known about iron deficiency anemia and its relationship to infection in children.

 2. Children with iron deficiency anemia are more susceptible to infection than are other children.

3. Children with iron deficiency anemia are less susceptible to infection than are other children.

4. Children with iron deficiency anemia are equally as susceptible to infection as are other children.