The nurse reviews the method of transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever with a patient being treated for the disease. On which mode of transmission for the disease should the nurse focus with the patient?
a. Droplet
b. Airborne
c. Vector-borne
d. Vehicle-borne
ANS: C
Vector-borne transmission is the spread of infectious organisms through a living source other than humans. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted to humans by tick bite. A. Droplet transmission is a spray into the eyes or mucous membranes during sneezing, coughing, spitting, singing, or talking. D. Vehicle-borne transmission is the spread of an infectious organism by contact with a contaminated object. B. Airborne transmission occurs from organisms inhaled or deposited on the mucous membrane of a susceptible host.
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