The nurse, while caring for a client with Lyme disease, explains the concept of method of transmission of the disease when explaining which of the following?
1. "It comes from an infected tick."
2. "When the infected tick connects with your circulatory system, the infection is passed to you."
3. "Because you weren't feeling well, when the tick attached, you were more likely to become infected."
4. "Washing your hands would reduce the risk of becoming infected from the tick."
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Rationale 1: The tick's infecting the client is an example of a vector-borne method of transmission. The connection to the circulatory system allowing the infection to pass into the client is the portal of entry. If the client wasn't feeling well, this would increase the susceptibility of the host. Washing hands would have no impact on reducing the risk of a tick, and would demonstrate the concept of a reservoir of other types of infection.
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