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Based on medical assistants' typical duties, what is the most likely way they

could be exposed to infectious pathogens?
A. Someone does not properly dispose of a needle, and a medical
assistant suffers a needle stick when disposing of a needle.
B. A medical assistant forgets to wear a protective cover when
taking X-rays of a patient's broken arm.
C. A medical assistant forgets to wear gloves when cleaning up and
treating a patient's open wound.
D. Patients in the waiting room are coughing without covering their
mouths and touching items in the office.

User Le Khiem
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Answer:

i think its a but it could be c!

Step-by-step explanation:

but im pretty sure its a.

hope this helped a bit! :)

User Faery
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Answer: D is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

Patients’s in the waiting room are coughing without covering their mouths and touching items in the office

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