A client diagnosed with an infectious disease asks the nurse how the infection "got inside" her body. Which responses would be appropriate for the nurse to make?
1. "It depends on the number of organisms present to cause a disease."
2. "It depends on how aggressive the organisms are to cause a disease."
3. "It depends upon how the organisms get inside the body to cause a disease."
4. "It depends upon where the person is at the time the disease is present."
5. "It depends upon where the person works."
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale: "It depends on the number of organisms present to cause a disease" addresses the number of microorganisms present.
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