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Which bloodborne pathogen is most likely to cause an actual infection after a needlestick with an infected patient?
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What bloodborne pathogens has a vaccine available for prevention?
Hepatitis B is the bloodborne pathogen with a vaccine available.
What is the best strategy for reducing occupational bloodborne pathogen infections?
Universal precautions is the best and most effective strategy for reducing occupational bloodborne pathogen infections.
Is airborn phathegens a way hiv is transmited?
HIV is not an airborne pathogen. It is a bloodborne pathogen.
Which one of the following is not a direct route of entry for Bloodborne Pathogens?
is NOT a likely route of entry for a bloodborne pathogen
What is colonisaion in infection?
As you probably know, colonization and infection are 2 separate events.Colonization occurs when a pathogen enters a wound then replicates.Once you have colonization/replication of a pathogen in a wound, the wound will (most likely) become infected.
Which bloodborne pathogen can live 7 days on dry surface?
Hepatitis B
What bloodborne pathogen puts health care workers at particular risk?
Hepatitis C
What is a host of a disease?
If a host has been infected with a pathogen then theoretically they are a carrier as the infection could spread to others
Can hiv spread by breath in room?
HIV can't be spread by breathing. It is a bloodborne, not airborne, pathogen.
Does OSHA have regulations covering job exposure to blood?
Yes, it is called the Bloodborne Pathogen standard.
How are humans related to pathogen?
Pathogens are any organisms that can cause disease in humans; this includes a variety of viruses, bacteria, fungi and proteinaceous infectious material (such as prions). By definition, a human becomes infected with a pathogen through exposure and potentially develops disease related to that infection with a pathogen.
What is he invasion of the body by a disease producing organism?
A disease producing organism is a pathogen. An invasion of the body by a pathogen is an infection. Although an infection is a generalized name for the body's response to any invasion by any pathogen.
