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Chapter 19 Disease and Transmission {
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_________ Precautions represent a standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers
from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid, excretion, or secretion. -
Answer✔standard
_________ transmission means touching or contact with the patient's blood or saliva. -
Answer✔indirect
A dental office staff member who transmits a disease because he or she failed to remove
protective clothing prior to entering a store on the way home from work is an example of
__________________ disease transmission. - Answer✔dental office-to-community
A person who is unable to resist infection by a particular pathogen is known as _______ in the
chain of infection. - Answer✔a susceptible host
A(n) _____________ injury is through the skin, such as a needle stick. - Answer✔percutaneous
According to the CDC, ____________ Precautions represent a standard of care designed to
protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body
fluid, excretion, or secretion. - Answer✔Standard
All of the following are descriptions of a sharps disposal container except -
Answer✔manufactured to be shredded in a paper shredder.
An infection that has a rapid onset or a short course is a(n) __________ infection. -
Answer✔acute
CDC guidelines and the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard consider saliva to be which of the
following? - Answer✔A potentially infectious body fluid
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Exam gloves used during dental treatment can be made of which of the following materials? -
Answer✔Latex or vinyl
How often must the written exposure control plan describing how the dental office complies
with the Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard be reviewed and updated? - Answer✔annually
Immunity allows the body to resist disease and prevents foreign bodies from causing -
Answer✔infection
Immunization or vaccination is known as _______________ immunity. - Answer✔artificially
acquired
Infectious waste is defined as which of the following? - Answer✔It is contaminated waste that
is capable of transmitting an infectious disease.
Mistlike aerosols are - Answer✔capable of remaining airborne for extended periods and can be
inhaled.
Pathogens must have a pathway into the body called a(n) ___________ to cause infection. -
Answer✔portal of entry
Pathogens transmitted by means of cuts or punctures are an example of _______ transmission.
- Answer✔parenteral
Protective masks are worn over the nose and mouth to protect dental personnel from all of the
following except - Answer✔revealing emotions.
The BBP Standard requires the dentist or employer to provide training in infection-control and
safety issues to which of the following groups of people? - Answer✔All personnel who might
come in contact with blood, saliva, or contaminated instruments or surfaces
The BBP Standard requires use of protective eyewear - Answer✔with front and side protection
(solid side shields) during exposure-prone procedures.
The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard states that contaminated protective clothing -
Answer✔can be picked up by a laundry service.
The CDC established guidelines for needle recapping. These guidelines include - Answer✔using
the single-handed scoop method or a recapping device.
The CDC term Standard Precautions applies to contact with which of the following? -
Answer✔All body fluids, secretions, and excretions except sweat, regardless of whether they
contain blood
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Chapter 19 Disease and Transmission {
REVIEW} Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
_________ Precautions represent a standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers
from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body fluid, excretion, or secretion. -
Answer✔standard
_________ transmission means touching or contact with the patient's blood or saliva. -
Answer✔indirect
A dental office staff member who transmits a disease because he or she failed to remove
protective clothing prior to entering a store on the way home from work is an example of
__________________ disease transmission. - Answer✔dental office-to-community
A person who is unable to resist infection by a particular pathogen is known as _______ in the
chain of infection. - Answer✔a susceptible host
A(n) _____________ injury is through the skin, such as a needle stick. - Answer✔percutaneous
According to the CDC, ____________ Precautions represent a standard of care designed to
protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood or any other body
fluid, excretion, or secretion. - Answer✔Standard
All of the following are descriptions of a sharps disposal container except -
Answer✔manufactured to be shredded in a paper shredder.
An infection that has a rapid onset or a short course is a(n) __________ infection. -
Answer✔acute
CDC guidelines and the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard consider saliva to be which of the
following? - Answer✔A potentially infectious body fluid
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Exam gloves used during dental treatment can be made of which of the following materials? -
Answer✔Latex or vinyl
How often must the written exposure control plan describing how the dental office complies
with the Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard be reviewed and updated? - Answer✔annually
Immunity allows the body to resist disease and prevents foreign bodies from causing -
Answer✔infection
Immunization or vaccination is known as _______________ immunity. - Answer✔artificially
acquired
Infectious waste is defined as which of the following? - Answer✔It is contaminated waste that
is capable of transmitting an infectious disease.
Mistlike aerosols are - Answer✔capable of remaining airborne for extended periods and can be
inhaled.
Pathogens must have a pathway into the body called a(n) ___________ to cause infection. -
Answer✔portal of entry
Pathogens transmitted by means of cuts or punctures are an example of _______ transmission.
- Answer✔parenteral
Protective masks are worn over the nose and mouth to protect dental personnel from all of the
following except - Answer✔revealing emotions.
The BBP Standard requires the dentist or employer to provide training in infection-control and
safety issues to which of the following groups of people? - Answer✔All personnel who might
come in contact with blood, saliva, or contaminated instruments or surfaces
The BBP Standard requires use of protective eyewear - Answer✔with front and side protection
(solid side shields) during exposure-prone procedures.
The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard states that contaminated protective clothing -
Answer✔can be picked up by a laundry service.
The CDC established guidelines for needle recapping. These guidelines include - Answer✔using
the single-handed scoop method or a recapping device.
The CDC term Standard Precautions applies to contact with which of the following? -
Answer✔All body fluids, secretions, and excretions except sweat, regardless of whether they
contain blood
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