Ans: • pneumonia
• diarrheal diseases
• tuberculosis
• malaria
• measles
• HIV/AIDS.
Quiz Which populations are at risk for communicable disease?
Ans: ◯◯ Young children
◯◯ Older adults
◯◯ Immunosuppressed clients
,◯◯ Intravenous drug users
◯◯ Health care workers
Quiz Which diseases have airborne transmission?
Ans: ■■ Measles
■■ Chickenpox
■■ Streptococcal infection
■■ Tuberculosis
■■ Pneumonia
■■ Influenza
Quiz Which diseases have foodborne transmission?
Ans: ■■ Salmonellosis
■■ Hepatitis A
■■ Trichinosis
■■ Escherichia coli (E. coli)
Quiz Which diseases have waterborne transmission?
Ans: ■■ Cholera
, ■■ Typhoid fever
■■ Giardia lamblia
Quiz Which diseases have vector-borne transmission?
Ans: ■■ Lyme disease
■■ Rocky Mountain spotted fever
■■ Malaria
Quiz Which diseases have direct contact transmission?
Ans: ■■ Sexually transmitted diseases (HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes,
hepatitis
B, C, D)
■■ Infectious mononucleosis
■■ Impetigo, lice, scabies
Quiz What are some examples of portals of entry?
Ans: ■■ Respiratory system
■■ Gastrointestinal tract
■■ Skin