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• Not protected so body may allow germs to entry and cause disease, or body does not have the defense to protect itself from certain germs.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Exposed. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Consumers. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/exposed.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Exposed. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/exposed (accessed: December 1, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Exposed." HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. 1 December. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/exposed.

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