At least seven.
More likely, thousands.
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A bloodborne pathogen is a disease causing agent in the blood such as a virus (HIV, HBV, or Herpes) or bacteria (TB, Gonorrhea). Corrected: Bloodborne Pathogens means, disease causing organisms transmitted by blood and other body fluids. Most common bloodborne pathogens are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C & HIV.
Hepatitis B
You can get an infectious disease through airborne transmission, bloodborne transmission, sexual transmission, or oral/fecal route, to name a few. Tuberculosis is airborne, HIV is bloodborne or sexual, polio is oral/fecal.
WASHING YOUR HANDS is the most important personal hygiene practice for preventing infection from bloodborne diseases.
Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by a bloodborne virus.
Bloodborne Bloodborne
Substances present in the blood that can cause infection or disease. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses are bloodborne pathogens since they are spread through blood and can cause a liver infection.
While many dictionaries still list only the hyphenated version blood-borne, medical publications seem to use both that and bloodborne with equal regularity.
Hepatitis B is the bloodborne pathogen with a vaccine available.
is NOT a likely route of entry for a bloodborne pathogen
Yes, bloodborne infections can be transmitted through an open cut.
YesAIDS is communicable ONLY bya) Unprotected sex with an infected partner,b) Drugs in which a person shares a needle with an infected person, andc) Passed down through pregnancy.