Yes, HIV is a blood-borne pathogen.
to protect the employee
HIV and HBV
Chlamydia is not a blood-borne diseases. Plasma centers and blood banks do not test for it. Get yourself tested if you're at risk.
pathogen transmitted in the dental setting
Yes
Chlamydia is not a blood borne disease, and is not in the blood.
Yes, it primarily exists in the circulatory system and destroys T-cells. This is why blood transfusions are checked for HIV/AIDS.
The blood borne pathogen standard results in the use of Universal Precautions.
Not at all. There are thoughts that it may be caused by a virus damaging the pancreas but nothing definitive , but it is not contagious.
An infectious agent is a pathogen (germ). There are six kinds of infectious agents.Here they are listed:BactiriaVirusFungiHelminthPrionProtizoa.
Listeria monocytogenes