Based on medical assistants' typical duties, what is the most likely way they could be exposed to infectious pathogens?
A. Someone does not properly dispose of a needle, and a medical
assistant suffers a needle stick when disposing of a needle.
B. A medical assistant forgets to wear a protective cover when
taking X-rays of a patient's broken arm.
C. A medical assistant forgets to wear gloves when cleaning up and
treating a patient's open wound.
D. Patients in the waiting room are coughing without covering their
mouths and touching items in the office.