What are some examples of bloodborne pathogens?

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Suren Abreu
Dec 6, 2016

The Hepatitis C Virus, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the Hepatitis B Virus, Treponema pallidum.

Explanation:

Bloodborne pathogens are disease causing microorganisms that are carried in and transmitted by blood and other body fluids.

The commonest are the three viruses mentioned above (HCV, HIV, and HBV), and others include the causative agents for syphilis, malaria, and brucellosis.

Some bloodborne pathogens (such as the malaria parasites, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum) are vector-transmitted; a mosquito transfers the pathogen from one host to another.

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