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The clinical course for hepatitis A ranges from mild to severe and often requires prolonged convalescence. In case of exposure, prophylactic immune globulin is indicated. The recom-mendation for administration of immune globulin is:
 
  1. Persons who have had direct contact with blood
  2. Those who ate at the same restaurant as the person with Hepatitis A
  3. All health care workers
  4. All those who had household or sexual contact with persons with Hepatitis A

Question 2

One of the three leading causes of death for farm worker children is:
 
  1. Pesticide exposure
  2. HIV
  3. Firearms/explosives
  4. Tuberculosis



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Answer to Question 1

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Persons who have been in close contact with persons who develop Hepatitis A should receive immune globulin.

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Machinery, drowning, and firearms/explosives are the three leading causes of death for farm worker children.





 

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