Sterile Procedures
LESSON 1: Communicable Diseases
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1-10. DEFINITIONS
a. Bloodborne Pathogens. Pathologic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. The term blood includes whole blood, blood components, and products made from human blood.
b. Body Fluids. Fluids that have been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control as directly linked to the transmission of HIV, HBV, and to which universal precautions apply are blood, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pericardial and amniotic fluids, and concentrated HIV or HBV viruses. Body fluids are also referred to as OPIM.
