The nurse is providing care to a child who is diagnosed with Lyme disease. The mother wants to know how to protect her other children from contracting this disease from the infected child. Which should the nurse include in the teaching session regarding the transmission of this disease process?
1. Lyme disease is passed from person to person.
2. Lyme disease is passed from animals to person.
3. Lyme disease is passed from adults to children.
4. Lyme disease is passed from person to insects.
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Explanation:
1. Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person. Lyme disease is not communicable from person to person.
2. Zoonosis describes infectious diseases that are transmitted by animals and are not communicable from person to person. Lyme disease is an example of this type of infectious disease.
3. Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person. Lyme disease is not communicable from adults to children.
4. Some infectious diseases are transmitted by insects or animals and are not communicable from person to person. Lyme disease is not passed from people to insects.
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