A 36-Year-Old Female Is Bit by a Raccoon and Presents

question 20

Multiple Choice

A 36-year-old female is bit by a raccoon and presents to the emergency department with mild trauma to her right lower extremity. Following a triage assessment, the patient's wound is cleaned and dressed. The physician verbalizes concern that the patient may have been exposed to rabies from the bite. One role of the RN is to provide education to the patient regarding rabies infection and its transmission.
-Which of the following terms most appropriately describes the role of the raccoon in the patient's exposure to infection?  

• A)Living reservoir
• B)Nonliving reservoir
• C)Carrier
• D)Biological vector

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Definitions:

Fault Scarp

A steep slope or cliff formed by the movement of a fault during an earthquake, indicating the relative displacement of the Earth's surface.

Topography

The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area, including its relief, and the positions of streams, hills, and valleys.

Recent Earthquakes

Earthquakes that have occurred in the near past, often recorded and analyzed for seismic activity and patterns.

Streams

Bodies of water that flow over the land in channels, often fed by rainfall or snowmelt and emptying into bigger water bodies such as rivers or lakes.