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1. MRSA is

1. easily treated with antibiotics
2. resistant to antibiotics
3. impossible to treat
4. a species of cat

2. MRSA currently kills

1. more people a year than AIDS does
2. only those with AIDS
3. nobody
4. only the elderly

3. MRSA may be

1. not contagious at all
2. harder to catch than AIDS
3. easier to catch than AIDS
4. unseen yet in the United States

4. The longest MRSA can last on a common surface is

1. months
2. weeks
3. days
4. hours

5. MRSA gets

1. news coverage only during flu season
2. more news than AIDS does
3. less news than AIDS does
4. coverage only in medical journals

6. CA-MRSA means

1. the name of a European flu
2. the name of a federal drug program
3. an approval status conferred by the FDA
4. a variant of MRSA that is not hospital related

7. What percent of MRSA cases arise outside the hospital?

1. 60%
2. 40%
3. up to 20%
4. 80%

8. How does CA-MRSA compare to HA-MRSA?

1. harder to spread and its effects are milder
2. spreads more easily and can cause much more severe illness
3. they are really the same thing
4. only dogs get CA-MRSA

9. CA-MRSA can cause

1. a fatal disease such as necrotizing fasciitis
2. acne
3. cramps
4. water retention

10. A particularly high risk location for getting CA-MRSA is

1. the desert
2. one with crowded living conditions such as correctional facilities, daycare centers, dormitories
3. a bank
4. a park

11. The most basic step in preventing CA-MRSA is

1. staying out of the sun
2. taking antibiotics
3. washing hands
4. keeping informed

12. To prevent CA-MRSA, personal items such as soap

1. should not be shared
2. may be exchanged freely as they are not a vector for passing CA-MRSA
3. should be run under hot water before sharing
4. should be the bar type only

13. Soiled laundry should be

1. shaken to free germs
2.. held close to the body to avoid spreading contamination
3. burned
4. held away from the body to avoid contaminating the handler�s clothes

14. Laundry should be

1. done only by commercial laundry people
2. washed only in cold water
3. washed in hot water with bleach
4. washed in lukewarm water

15. Communal showers should be

1. cleaned weekly
2. cleaned frequently
3. restricted to employees� use only
4. cleaned only when they look dirty

16. The risk of CA-MRSA in a massage therapy setting is

1. high
2. low
3. CA-MRSA has only been found in Great Britain
4. impossible

17. Precautions in the massage therapy practice should become

1. given high priority once CA-MRSA is discovered in the U.S.
2 practiced monthly
3. routine
4 practiced whenever you�re feeling spooked

18. The 3 step prevention process involves

1. Washing, avoiding, and swabbing
2. setting aside 10 minutes a day to dust the 3 most highly trafficked areas in the office
3. mingling, confronting and swabbing
4. washing, mixing and sorting

19. After giving a massage treatment

1. if the sheet looks clean smooth out the wrinkles to save laundry
2. remove the sheet to laundry and disinfect the table top
3. disinfect the table top with plain water
4. use another treatment room so the other worker is forced to change the linen

20. If using a laundry service, make certain the water they use is

1. lukewarm
2. hot
3. soft
4. compounded

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