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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Blood-Borne Diseases

Question 1 • Introduction to Health Science - EL3601 B

In which of the following scenarios is transmission of a blood-borne disease possible?

Answer
A
being bitten by a mosquito
B
sharing a spoon with an HIV-positive friend
C
sitting in a waiting room with an infected patient
D
having unprotected sex with an infected partner

Explanation

Blood-borne infections such as HIV can be transmitted during unprotected sex when infected blood or sexual fluids enter the body through mucous membranes or small cuts. Sharing a spoon or sitting in the same room does not transmit HIV, and mosquitoes do not spread HIV. Therefore, unprotected sex with an infected partner is the possible route listed.

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