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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Blood-borne pathogens

Blood-borne pathogens

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
  • Medicine » Blood
  • Medicine » Pathology
    • 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