There are four main ways that you can become infected with a bloodborne pathogen. these include injection, skin abrasion, and sexual contact. which infection route is missing?

a.
by touching an infected person

b.
by an infected person sneezing next to you

c.
by exposure to mucous membranes of an infected person

d.
by using the same water fountain as an infected person

Answer is C. By exposure to mucous membranes of an infected person

Blood borne pathogens are microorganisms which are transmitted through the blood. Blood borne infections can be transmitted in the blood or body fluid such as saliva, mucus that can be mixed with blood and cause diseases like Hepatitis B and HIV (Human immuno deficiency virus). The most common method of transmission of pathogen through blood of an infected person when enters in the body of a healthy person through open wound.