The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (varicella zoster) is transmitted. The nurse identifies that the virus is:
1. Carried by a vector organism
2. Carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing
3. Transmitted through person-to-person contact
4. Acquired through contact with contaminated objects
ANS: 2
Varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) is transmitted by droplets carried through the air after sneez-ing or coughing. Varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) is not transmitted by a vector.
Person-to-person contact is not responsible for varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) transmission.
The transmission of varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) does not occur by contact with contami-nated objects.
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