A nursing assistant is preparing to transport a patient with a known contagious disease. The nursing assistant asks the patient to wear PPE, including a mask for the trip, and to observe proper respiratory hygiene. What disease does the patient most likely have?
1. Syphillis
2. Tuberculosis
3. Strep Throat
4. Warts
Out of all these diseases, tuberculosis is the only one that is both contagious and infects the lungs. This is the disease that you would need to use PPE and observe proper respiratory hygiene for.
