You have probably already heard about diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Malaria, Syphilis, and so on Do you know what all of these disease have in common

Bloodborne pathogen training programs provide health care workers with useful information that can help keep them protected while working with potentially infectious materials One of the most important concepts discussed in this type of training program is the exposure control plan

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If you are working as part of an emergency reaction team, in a hospital or medical clinic or even housekeep in a hospital setting you are in danger of exposure risks to bloodborne pathogen contamination through needlesticks, injuries with sharps instruments, or skin to skin and mucous membrane contagion

All employees have the need for a safe workplace The Occupational Safety and Health Act was formatted and passed in 1970 and is designed to help workers with safety issues when exposed to dangerous substances in the workplace

Illnesses caused by bloodborne pathogens are known as bloodborne diseases There are many bloodborne pathogens that are very virulent and hard to treat, and medical professionals use a variety of treatments and techniques to reduce the risk of transmitting pathogens

Those employed in the health care system as well as emergency response teams are in danger of being exposed to blood borne pathogens through sharps injuries, needlesticks, mucous membrane and skin exposure The pathogens that can cause problems include hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) plus the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Blood-borne diseasesare spread through contamination by blood or body fluids The most common types of these diseases include hepatitis C and B, HIV, and viral hemorrhagic fevers

Bloodborne pathogens are present in infected people and live in blood and body fluids They do cause diseases and the pathogens that are of high concern include hepatitis C and B, plus HIV which ultimately leads to AIDS

It is an OSHA requirement that any individual who words with blood and blood products plus bodily fluids take bloodborne pathogen classes If proper procedures and precautions are not followed, there is the potential to be exposed to pathogens, viruses, and dangerous infections