The nurse is teaching a class on infectious disease; the nurse understands that zoonosis is only transmitted by:
1. Person to person.
2. Animals to person.
3. Adult to child.
4. Person to insects.
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Rationale 1: Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person.
Rationale 2: Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person.
Rationale 3: Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person.
Rationale 4: Zoonosis describes infectious diseases that are transmitted by animals and are not communicable from person to person.
Global Rationale:
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