Blood-borne Pathogens Quiz

The virus that causes AIDS is:
1. HAV
2. HBV
3. HIV
4. None of the above
Universal precautions:
1. involves the use of barrier protection
2. were initiated to prevent the spread of tuberculosis
3. prevent sexually transmitted diseases
4. all of the above
Which of the following is not considered a bloodborne pathogens:
1. TB
2. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
3. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
4. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Which of the following procedures is/are associated with a greater risk of needle-stick injury?
1. transferring blood from a syringe to blood collection tubes
2. recapping needles
3. use of winged-infusion devices (butterflies)
4. all of the above
The risk of contracting Hepatitis B following a needle-stick injury from an infected patient is:
1. very low if I have received Hepatitis B vaccine
2. 6-30% if I have not received Hepatitis B vaccine
3. < 10% if I receive immune globulin and Hepatitis B vaccine within 2 hours of the injury
4. all of the above
Following acute infection, there is greater than a 75% chance that I will go one to develop chronic infection with which of the following viruses?
1. Hepatitis C
2. Hepatitis A
3. Hepatitis B
4. none of the above
Risk of contracting a bloodborne pathogen infection following a needle-stick from an infected patient is influenced by:
1. the type of virus involved
2. the amount of inoculum
3. how progressed the disease is in the source patient
4. all of the above
The best protection against contracting a bloodborne pathogen infection is:
1. Hepatitis B vaccine
2. HIV vaccine
3. Safe handling procedures
4. All of the above
Hepatitis B infection can be differentiated from Hepatitis C infection on the basis of the following symptoms:
1. Nausea
2. Flu-like symptoms
3. Yellowing of the skin
4. None of the above
The average number of virus particles in the blood of an infected patient is generally highest for which of the following viruses?
1. Hepatitis B
2. Hepatitis C
3. HIV
4. TB