There Has Been an Outbreak of Communicable Diseases in the Community

question 18

Multiple Choice

There has been an outbreak of communicable diseases in the community. To reduce parental anxiety, the nurse presents information about disease at the school's Parent Teacher Association meeting. The nurse explains that children cannot acquire vector-borne diseases from other children. The nurse explains that vector-borne diseases include:

• A)Measles (Rubeola).
• B)Pertussis (whooping cough).
• C)Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
• D)West Nile Virus.
• E)Lyme disease.

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