The nurse is teaching a community course at a local senior citizen center regarding tuberculosis. The nurse would be correct in informing the class that clients acquire Mycobacterium tuberculosis by which route?
1. Sexual transmission
2. Fecal/oral
3. Respiratory droplets
4. Hand-to-hand contact
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not spread through sexual transmission. This is true of HIV and HPV.
Rationale 2: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not spread by the fecal/oral route. This is true of hepatitis A.
Rationale 3: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is spread by the respiratory route.
Rationale 4: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is not spread by hand-to-hand contact.
Global Rationale: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is spread by the respiratory route. Sexual, fecal/oral, and hand-to-hand are not routes of transmission.
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