The nurse is teaching a child care class for mothers of young children. What should the nurse teach as being the most common mode of transmission of infectious disease?
A) Children who are playing board games
B) Children who are sitting together eating meals
C) Children who are playing with the same toy
D) Children who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom
Answer: D
The fecal-oral and respiratory routes are the most common sources of transmission in children. Microorganisms might be left on toys that children share, but this is not the most common mode of transmission of infectious diseases. Playing with board games will not transmit infectious disease. Eating together will not transmit infectious disease. Poor hand hygiene is a common source of transmission.
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