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Ten days after treating a C. you were exposed to another infected person
34-year-old patient with prior to treating the 34 year old patient.
tuberculosis, you are
given a tuberculin skin
test, which yields a
positive result. This
MOST likely indicates
that:
A. The diseases dormant
in your body, but will
probably never cause
symptoms.
B. you are actively
infected with
tuberculosis and should
be treated immediately.
C. you were exposed to
another infected person
prior to treating the 34
year old patient.
D. you can try to the
disease by casual
contact instead of
exposure to secreti
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After sizing up the scene D. take standard precautions
of a patient with a
possible infectious
disease, your next
priority should be to:
A. contact medical
control
B. notify law
enforcement
C. quickly assess the
patient
D. take standard
precautions
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An infectious disease is C. A medical condition caused by the growth and
MOST accurately spread of small harmful organisms within the body.
defined as:
A. any disease that
enters the body via the
bloodstream and renters
the immune system
nonfunctional.
B. The invasion of the
human body, by a
bacterium that cannot
be destroyed by
antibiotics or other
drugs.
C. A medical condition
caused by the growth
and spread of small
harmful organisms within
the body.
D. A disease that can be
spread from one person
or a species to another
through the number of
mechanisms.
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