Question

which of the following statements is not true?
avoiding contact with the blood of another person can prevent communicable diseases from spreading, but other bodily fluids pose no risk.
maintaining doctor visits for regular examinations can help you to detect communicable diseases early and avoid spreading them to others.
safe food handling and preparation of food is one way that you can help to prevent contracting and spreading some communicable diseases.
to prevent communicable diseases from spreading, you should wash your hands after touching animals and make sure pets receive routine veterinary care.

Explanation:

To determine the untrue statement, we analyze each option:

• The first option claims other bodily fluids (like saliva, urine, etc. in some cases) pose no risk for communicable diseases, which is false as many diseases spread via other bodily fluids (e.g., HIV can spread via semen, hepatitis via saliva in some contexts).
• Regular doctor visits (second option) help detect diseases early, reducing spread—this is true.
• Safe food handling (third option) prevents diseases like salmonella, so it’s true.
• Washing hands after animal contact and pet veterinary care (fourth option) prevents zoonotic disease spread—this is true.

Answer:

A. Avoiding contact with the blood of another person can prevent communicable diseases from spreading, but other bodily fluids pose no risk.