Use Case B to Answer the Following Questions

question 41

Multiple Choice

Use Case B to answer The Following questions
CASE B
While hand-scaling tenacious calculus, a dental hygienist's curette slips off the client's tooth and penetrates the hygienist's fulcrum finger. He sees a small spot of blood forming under his glove.
-The client's blood was tested and she was found to have hepatitis C virus (HCV) . Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) of the exposed employee (dental hygienist) is not recommended because HCV cannot be transmitted in the dental setting.

• A)Both the statement and the reason are TRUE
• B)Both the statement and the reason are FALSE
• C)The statement is true; the reason is FALSE
• D)The statement is false; the reason is TRUE