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What do doctors consider an exposure when working in the medical field?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

To what ?: Exposures to bodily fluids can be simple contact, a needle stick.... But more infectious agents can be inhaled, etc. The hazard of the contact varies with the agent, route of contact, and amount of exposure (time, amount of material).

Answered 9/28/2016

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