Dr. Peter Edwards is caring for a patient when the patient vomits on the doctor's lab coat. Is there an exposure? Why or why not?
A)Yes. Because there is a method of travel and a portal of entry.
B)Yes. Because the doctor is in close quarters with the patient.
C)No. There is no method of travel.
D)No. There is no portal of entry.

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There is no portal of entry because the vomit on the lab coat does not directly contact the doctor's mucous membranes or open skin, which are necessary for an exposure to occur.

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