Question: Laboratory-acquired infections have been associated with?

Answer: All routes of exposure (ingestion, inhalation, through skin and mucous membranes)

Question: Which of the following statements regarding laboratory-acquired infections is not true?

Answer: Researchers handling human pathogens have never been infected with an agent as a result of an exposure in the laboratory

Question: According to this module, the following response best describes the number of fatalities linked to laboratory-acquired infections.

Answer: Over 200

Question: Which of the following statements regarding laboratory-acquired infections is true?

Answer: In one major study of laboratory-acquired infections, 80 percent of the laboratory-acquired infections had an unknown route of exposure.

Question: The number of laboratory-acquired infections is best described as?

Answer: Greater than 5,000 laboratory-acquired infections have been documented.

Question: Which of the following statements is accurate regarding laboratory-acquired infections?

Answer: Not all laboratory-acquired infections have an identified route of exposure.

Question: According to this module, which statement regarding exposures in the laboratory to biohazards is accurate?

Answer: Have led to secondary infections of those who don't work inside the laboratory.

Question: Which of the following statements regarding aerosols is not reflective of the information in this module?

Answer: Very few lab procedures are associated with the formation of aerosols.