The Nurse Is Teaching a Patient About the Different Routes

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a patient about the different routes of transmission. Which patient statement indicates correct understanding of contact transmission?

• A)"It occurs when I get bit by a tick or other insect."
• B)"It occurs when I come in direct contact with a pathogen."
• C)"It occurs when I come into contact with pathogens in the air."
• D)"It occurs when I ingest food containing a disease-carrying organism."

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