A client is admitted to the hospital with malaise, headache, and cough followed by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest discomfort, myalgia, anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea. The physician makes the...

A client is admitted to the hospital with malaise, headache, and cough followed by fever, chills, dyspnea, chest discomfort, myalgia, anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea. The physician makes the diagnosis of legionellosis (legionnaires' disease). The client asks, “How did I get this?” Which response by the nurse is the most accurate?

1. “The bacteria thrive in warm water environments and are inhaled from contaminated water droplets.”

2. “You inhaled the bacteria from secondary smoke.”

3. “As ceiling fans circulate, bacteria are dispersed into the air.”

4. “You may have swallowed contaminated water.”