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future617RT

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Which of the following diseases is transmitted through direct contact?
 
  a. HIV
  b. Pertussis
  c. Hepatitis B
  d. Hepatitis C

Question 2

Which of the following diseases travels through droplet mode?
 
  a. Influenza
  b. Rickettsia
  c. Malaria
  d. Lyme disease



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The only one of those diseases that is transmitted through direct contact is HIV. Hepatitis B and C are both indirect contact, and pertussis is through droplet transmission.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Influenza travels through droplet mode. Rickettsia, Lyme disease, and malaria are vector-borne.



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