The nurse is caring for a patient with herpes simplex. Which statement related to disease transmission should the nurse include in the patient's discharge teaching?
a. "Herpes simplex is an airborne disease."
b. "HEPA filtration is necessary with herpes simplex."
c. "Herpes simplex is transmitted through direct transmission."
d. "Vehicle transmission means that particles float through the air."
ANS: C
Herpes simplex is transmitted through direct transmission. Illnesses spread by direct transmission may include influenza, impetigo, scabies, conjunctivitis, pediculosis, herpes, Clostridium difficile, and all sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. A. Measles, chickenpox, and tuberculosis are transmitted by airborne transmission. B. HEPA filtration is not required, because herpes simplex is not an airborne illness. D. Vehicle transmission refers to the spread of an infectious organism by contact with a contaminated object.
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