Infographics illustrating bloodborne pathogen risks provided by
Compliance and Safety, LLC. |(Compliance and Safety)|
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are infections caused by
a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and
viruses during the course of receiving medical care. NIOSH
Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Bloodborne Infectious Diseases
- HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis
Chttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/ Exposures to blood and
other body fluids occur across a wide variety of occupations.
Health care workers, emergency response and public safety
personnel, and other workers can be exposed to blood through
needlestick and other sharps injuries, mucous membrane, and skin
exposures. This book, provided by WorkSafe BC, describes common
infectious diseases and how they are spread and explains how to
protect workers from exposure to infectious diseases. |(WorkSafe
Online - Workers' Compensation Board of BC)| The Division of
Viral Hepatitis is the Public Health Service component that prov