HC21 Bloodborne Pathogens Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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HC21 Bloodborne Pathogens
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HC21 Bloodborne Pathogens
Which health care employees are eligible for free Hepatitis B vaccination? -
️️Those at risk of exposure to blood or bodily fluid
W Why do partners who are both HIV positive still need to practice safe sex? -
️️Because the virus can still mutate
hat is AIDS and what does it stand for? -...
HC21 Bloodborne Pathogens
Which health care employees are eligible for free Hepatitis B vaccination? -
✔️✔️Those at risk of exposure to blood or bodily fluid
W Why do partners who are both HIV positive still need to practice safe sex? -
✔️✔️Because the virus can still mutate
hat is AIDS and what does it stand for? - ✔️✔️Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
and is diagnosed when immune system is so weak it can't fight off illness
Group of symptoms
Are all infectious diseases communicable? - ✔️✔️No
What is the chain of infection? - ✔️✔️A set of conditions that must be met for a disease
to be passed from person to person
List in order the 6 steps in the chain of infection - ✔️✔️1. Causative agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmission
5. portal of entry
6. susceptible host
Define mode of transmission - ✔️✔️the way a pathogen is passed from one person to
the next
What is HIV and what does it stand for? - ✔️✔️Human Immunodeficiency virus and it
attacks the immune system
No symptoms
Which four kinds of bodily fluids can transmit HIV? - ✔️✔️Blood, semen secretions,
vaginal secretions, and breast milk
Is HIV curable? - ✔️✔️No
How does the Ryan White CARE Act help patients with HIV or AIDS? - ✔️✔️It funds
the medical care for HIV and AIDS patients
How does the Americans with Disabilities Act help patients with HIV or AIDS? - ✔️✔️It
protects against discrimination in public, work, and school
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