Question

question 14 of 20
which behavior is most likely to carry risk of serious infection?

a. cleaning a cat’s litter box

b. using improper body piercing methods

c. having poor nutrition

d. eating uncooked vegetables

Explanation:

1. Cleaning a cat litter box carries toxoplasmosis risk, but transmission is avoidable with basic hygiene.
2. Improper body piercing bypasses sterile protocols, directly introducing pathogens into open tissue, leading to severe, fast-spreading infections like MRSA or sepsis.
3. Poor nutrition weakens immunity but is an indirect, long-term risk factor, not an acute infection risk.
4. Uncooked vegetables carry mild foodborne illness risk, rarely life-threatening for most people.

Answer:

B. Using improper body piercing methods