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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are three of the most common bloodborne pathogens from which health care workers are at risk. However, bloodborne pathogens are implicated in the transmissions of more than 20 other pathogens (Beltrami et al 2000 ).
Explanation:
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The most common risk of healthcare workers exposure to blood borne pathogens is that these pathogens enter the body easily through any opening available.
Blood borne pathogens are mainly found in the blood and they cause diseases in humans. Such diseases include:
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) etc
This disease are very harmful in which there is no vaccine for some of them and some don’t have cure but can be efficiently managed.
