The public health nurse is teaching a group of nursing students. The nurse asks, "What behavior increases the risk of hookworm infestation?" Which response to the following question best de-monstrates understanding?
a. Eating partially cooked pork products
b. Allowing a dog to lick the face
c. Eating undercooked fish
d. Going barefoot
D
The behavior that increases the risk of acquiring hookworms is going barefoot.
Eating partially cook pork products is associated with trichinosis (roundworm infestation).
Allowing a dog to lick the face and ingesting undercooked fish are not associated with hook-worm infestation.
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