The nurse is teaching a community course regarding leprosy at a local senior citizen center. The nurse would be correct in informing the class that clients acquire Mycobacterium leprae by which route?
1. Sexual transmission
2. Hand-to-hand contact
3. Fecal/oral
4. Respiratory droplets
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Mycobacterium leprae is not spread through sexual transmission. This is true of HIV and HPV.
Rationale 2: Mycobacterium leprae is not spread by hand-to-hand contact.
Rationale 3: Mycobacterium leprae is not spread by the fecal/oral route. This is true of hepatitis A.
Rationale 4: Mycobacterium leprae is spread by the respiratory route.
Global Rationale: Although the mode of transmission is not clear, M. leprae is likely spread by the respiratory route. It is not thought to be spread by other means.
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