What is a blood borne infection? Correct Answer: Infections caused by blood borne pathogens What are blood borne pathogens? Correct Answer: Microorganisms in human blood that can cause infections/disease in humans Blood borne infections can be transmitted in what 4 ways? Correct Answer: 1. Patient to provider 2. Provider to patient 3. Patient to patient 4. Provider to provider What are the 3 main percutaneous routes of transmission? Correct Answer: 1. Needle sticks 2. Sharps-related injuries 3. Blood splashes What are the 2 ways in which blood can get into someone? Correct Answer: 1. Open wound 2. Mucous membranes What are the 3 most common bloodborne pathogens? Correct Answer: 1. Hep B 2. Hep C 3. HIV Why are bloodborne infections so difficult to stop? Correct Answer: They have long periods of NO symptoms with the ability to give infection to others What are 4 common potential infectious materials? Correct Answer: 1. Human blood 2. Saliva (dental procedures) 3. Any visible body fluid contaminated w/ blood 4. Any unfixed tissue from a human (teeth, gingival tissue, bone) What is the transmission rate of HBV? Correct Answer: 6% -30% if HBeAg is present (hep B e-antigen) What is the transmission rate of HCV? Correct Answer: 1.8% What is the transmission rate of HIV? Correct Answer: 0.3% True or false: Measures to prevent bloodborne transmission are common to ALL bloodborne pathogens. Correct Answer: True What are the 2 main prevention measures? Correct Answer: 1. Know your patients 2. Use universal precautions
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