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Bloodborne Pathogens PowerPoint - Environmental Health and Safety

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<strong>Bloodborne</strong> <strong>Pathogens</strong>• Microorganisms that are present in human blood <strong>and</strong>its components <strong>and</strong> can cause disease.• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - AIDS• Hepatitis B virus (HBV) – Hepatitis B• Hepatitis C virus (HCV) – Hepatitis C• Brucella spp. (bacterium) – Brucellosis• Babesia (parasite) - Babesiosis• Treponema pallidum- Syphilis• Arboviruses- Viral hemorrhagic fever, West Nile Virus• Prions- Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease• Plasmodium spp. - MalariaEH&S UW <strong>Bloodborne</strong> Pathogen Training 13

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