A laboratory technologist splashed a blood specimen onto his face, eyes, nose, and mouth. This specimen was from an HIV positive patient. If this blood exposure leads to HIV infection in thetechnologist, the transmission route is _______.

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The transmission route is direct because the blood, a bodily fluid containing the HIV virus, directly contacted the mucous membranes of the technologist's face, eyes, nose, and mouth.

A Laboratory Technologist Splashed a Blood Specimen onto His Face