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From the following, select the method by which the AIDS virus may be transmitted.


A) Sexual contact
B) Blood contact
C) Mother-to-child
D) All of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Any act in which body fluids are exchanged can result in infection if either partner is infected.

A) True
B) False

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True

MRSA is a potentially life-threatening infection caused by bacteria that mutate.

A) True
B) False

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HIV-positive employees should receive which of the following from the company?


A) Dismissal/termination
B) Isolation from other employees
C) Allow them to work/perform job
D) Avoid any contact with employee

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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AIDS was first reported in the US in mid-1971.

A) True
B) False

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The OSH Act prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee who refuses to work in an environment he or she believes may be unhealthy.

A) True
B) False

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Safety and health professionals should be familiar with which of the following factors?


A) Applicable state and federal laws
B) Case law from civil suits
C) Company policy
D) All of the above

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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D

The purpose of an AIDS education program is to deal with the disease in a positive, proactive manner that is in the best interest of the company and its employees.

A) True
B) False

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AIDS testing is mandatory throughout today's industry.

A) True
B) False

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Safety and health professionals should be familiar with the legal considerations relating to AIDS in the workplace.

A) True
B) False

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, there is no single test that can reliably diagnose AIDS.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following purposes does a well-planned AIDS education program serve?


A) Gives management the facts needed to develop policy
B) Results in changes in behavior
C) Prepares employees to respond appropriately
D) All of the above

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A corporate AIDS policy should have which of the following components?


A) Employee rights
B) Testing
C) Education
D) All of the above

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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HIV may be transmitted by giving blood.

A) True
B) False

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Hepatitis B is caused by a double-shelled virus.

A) True
B) False

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True

Which of the following is not an event that has led to the emergence of MRSA?


A) Bacteria are able to mutate
B) Antibiotics have been over prescribed
C) Proliferation of bacterial soaps
D) Bacteria proliferation caused by global warming

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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HBV poses more of a problem for safety personnel than HIV.

A) True
B) False

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