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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Blood-borne pathogens

Blood-borne pathogens

Unpresentable

Broader

Disease vectors
Presentable
Microbial diseases
Yet to rate

Narrower

Type C viral hepatitis
Presentable
Schistosomiasis
Presentable

Aggravates

Unsafe blood-related products
Presentable
Occupational blood diseases
Presentable
Blood infections
Unpresentable
Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Inadequate disposal of hospital waste
Presentable
Leeches as pests
Unpresentable

Related

Biological agents as occupational hazards
Presentable

Value

Pathogens
Yet to rate

Reference

Laboratory Centre for Disease Control: Proceedings of the Consensus Conference on Infected Health Care Workers: Risk for Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control: Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens in Health Care and Public Service Settings
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control: Bloodborne Pathogens in the Health Care Setting: Risk for transmission

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J3428
DOCID
12034280
D7NID
145379
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/blood-borne-pathogens
Last update
Oct 4, 2020