There has been an outbreak of communicable diseases in the community. To reduce parental anxiety, the nurse presents information about disease at the school's Parent Teacher Association meeting. The nurse explains that children cannot acquire vector-borne diseases from other children. The nurse explains that vector-borne diseases include: Standard Text: Select all that apply.

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Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas, and cannot be transmitted directly from one person to another. Measles and pertussis are transmitted through respiratory secretions, and are not vector-borne diseases. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is transmitted by ticks, West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, and Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks, and are all examples of vector-borne diseases.

There Has Been an Outbreak of Communicable Diseases in the Community