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Each of the following measures would help prevent the spread of mumps in a dental setting EXCEPT:

  1. Wait to notify the public only after the exposure is confirmed to be mumps
  2. Instruct infected staff to stay home until medically cleared to return
  3. Offer masks to patients and workers suspected of having mumps
  4. Verify that every patient and worker has received the CDC-recommended mumps vaccine
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Correct answer: A. Wait to notify the public only after the exposure is confirmed to be mumps

Delaying public notification until confirmation can allow continued exposure during a contagious period; prompt communication and precautionary action limit spread, so this is the action that does NOT help.Other options: Excluding infected workers, offering source-control masks, and ensuring vaccination are all effective, evidence-based measures to limit mumps transmission.Key exam takeaway: For communicable disease control, act early; exclusion of ill workers, masking, and vaccination are core prevention strategies.

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