A college student reports to the school health center and is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. The student asks the health nurse how the condition was acquired. The best answer by the nurse is...

A college student reports to the school health center and is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. The student asks the health nurse how the condition was acquired. The best answer by the nurse is that the virus is transmitted by which of the following methods?

1. Contact with microorganisms in the blood

2. Direct contact with an infected person

3. Consuming contaminated food or water

4. The bite of an insect such as a mosquito