A client with an open wound was splashed with contaminated body fluid.

A client with an open wound was splashed with contaminated body fluid. The diseases the client is most at risk for developing include:

1. All of the hepatitis diseases.
2. HIV and only hepatitis C.
3. Salmonellosis, typhoid, and HIV.
4. HIV, and hepatitis B, C, and D.

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Answer: 4
Explanation: 4. Diseases commonly spread by direct inoculation include HIV and hepatitis B, C, and D. Hepatitis A and E are transmitted by fecal—oral/ingestion. Salmonellosis is also spread by fecal—oral/ingestion. Typhoid is most often ingested in contaminated food or drink.