The nurse is providing teaching to elementary students regarding vectors. What example will the nurse provide as an example of a vector?
a. Child with measles giving it to his sister
b. Tick whose bite causes Lyme disease
c. Woman with syphilis infecting her partner
d. Dog whose bite causes rabies
ANS: B
A vector is a person or animal not sick with the disease harboring an organism that is contagious.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).