Question

The influenza virus is released from the body via the respiratory tract when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Organisms that cause communicable disease such as Hepatitis B and HIV exit from wounds and bloody stool. Organisms such as Neisseria gonorrheae and HIV exit through the reproductive tract during sexual contact. Any break in the skin and mucous membranes allows pathogens to exit the body; the influenza virus does not exit through the skin.

a. true
b. false

Answer 1

The statement is true. The influenza virus is primarily spread via respiratory droplets when an infected person sneezes or coughs, allowing the virus to be released from the body through the respiratory tract. Other communicable diseases have different modes of exit.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is true.

The influenza virus is primarily spread via respiratory droplets when an infected person sneezes or coughs, allowing the virus to be released from the body through the respiratory tract. It does not exit through the skin.

In contrast, other communicable diseases like Hepatitis B and HIV can exit the body through wounds and bloody stool, while Neisseria gonorrheae and HIV can exit through the reproductive tract during sexual contact.