A Community Health Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Clients

Multiple Choice

A community health nurse is teaching a group of clients about modes of transmission. Which statements made by the clients indicate correct interpretations about the modes of transmission? Select all that apply.

A) Direct transmission requires contact with a contaminated inanimate material.
B) Indirect transmission is also known as vehicle-borne illness.
C) Food- and water-related illnesses are considered to be spread by indirect transmission.
D) Vector transmission requires contact with a nonhuman carrier such as an animal or insect.
E) Airborne transmission commonly occurs from coughing and sneezing.