A client has received a diagnosis of Lyme disease. What does the nurse understand about the transmission of infection resulting in this disease?
A) The disease is spread by a prion.
B) The disease is spread by single-celled fungi-like microorganisms
C) The disease is spread by helminths
D) The disease is spread by arthropods.
D
Feedback:
Example of arthropods includes fleas, ticks, lice, mosquitoes, and mites. Some rickettsial diseases that are spread by arthropods include Lyme disease. Prions may mutate and can be formed by genetic predisposition or acquired by transmission between the same or similar infected animal species and are not the same as arthropods. The disease is not spread by single-celled fungi-like microorganisms or helminths.
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