In the United States, every clinical and research institution requires that workers be protected from ________, a pathogen that is contracted almost exclusively from handling patient specimens (rather than from known exposure or accidents).

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Hepatitis B is a bloodborne pathogen that can be contracted from handling patient specimens. Therefore, all clinical and research institutions require workers to be protected from it. Options A, C, and D are also important infectious agents, but they may have different modes of transmission or risks associated with them.

In the United States, Every Clinical and Research Institution Requires