Chapter 18
Chapter 18
Chapter 18
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Transmission<br />
• Acquired and passed from person to person<br />
• when infected blood, semen or vaginal secretions<br />
come in contact with uninfected person’s broken skin<br />
or mucous membranes<br />
• Groups most at risk in descending order<br />
• homosexuals<br />
• intravenous drug users<br />
• heterosexuals with drug users and prostitutes<br />
• children of infected mothers and breast-fed infants<br />
• transfusion patients and transplant recipients