The nurse is teaching a community course regarding leprosy at a local senior citizen center.The nurse would be correct in informing the class that clients acquire Mycobacterium leprae by which route?

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Clients acquire Mycobacterium leprae through respiratory droplets, primarily from prolonged close contact with an infected individual who has untreated or undertreated leprosy. Leprosy is not spread through sexual transmission, hand-to-hand contact, or fecal/oral routes.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Community Course Regarding Leprosy at a Local