While you are assessing a patient with abdominal pain, the patient informs you that he is a chronic carrier of hepatitis B. His skin is not jaundiced, nor does he have a fever. As an EMT, you realize:

A) The patient has the disease but is not infectious
B) The hepatitis B vaccine will not protect you if you are exposed to the virus
C) The patient's blood and body fluids are infectious
D) A mask must be placed over the patient's mouth


C) The patient's blood and body fluids are infectious

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