Vector-borne diseases include both West Nile virus and malaria. Workers in many professions, including first aid personnel, housekeeping employees, nurses and other healthcare personnel, and teachers and educators may be at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens.ĭiseases that are not typically transmitted directly by blood contact, but instead by insect or other vector, are more commonly classified as vector-borne disease, despite the causative agent can be found in the blood. Needlesticks (being pricked with a needle) may potentially expose workers to bloodborne pathogens. As of now, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C. Most chronically-infected people are unaware of their infection because they are not showing symptoms of clinical illness. Hepatitis C is most commonly transmitted through repeated direct exposures to blood. Hepatitis C, a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus, is known as the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States.
Hepatitis, meaning "inflammation of the liver," can be caused by many factors including drugs, toxins, infectious agents and viruses and autoimmune disease, to name a few. Hepatitis B, caused by the hepatitis B virus, is a liver disease formerly called "serum hepatitis," is a life-threatening bloodborne pathogen and serious risk to employees exposed to blood and other bodily fluids.
These microorganisms include but are not limited to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV). Bloodborne pathogens, infectious microorganisms, are found in human blood that can lead to disease in humans.
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