Introduction You may have heard about Bloodborne diseases, and you might be thinking, “What the hell is that?” The answer is Bloodborne diseases are a set of viruses that can cause severe fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and even death. If you’re not...
This post is going to go through the most common means of transmission for blood-borne diseases in the health care setting. This was designed for my Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner course, in which I am currently enrolled. I did this...
Let’s get to know the two most common blood-borne pathogens in the workplace. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are viruses that can contacted by an employee through exposure to infected blood, needles, or sharps, or direct contact with the blood of...
