Multiple Choice
Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the questions that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
A 36-year-old female is bit by a raccoon and presents to the emergency department with mild trauma to her right lower extremity. Following a triage assessment, the patient’s wound is dressed. The physician verbalizes concern that the patient may have been exposed to rabies from the bite. As the RN, you provide education to the patient regarding rabies infection and its transmission.
-Which of the following terms most appropriately describes the role of the raccoon in the patient's exposure to infection?
A) living reservoir
B) nonliving reservoir
C) carrier
D) biological vector
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