those microorganisms carried in blood and body fluids that are capable of infecting other persons with serious and difficult to treat viral infections, namely hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV
disease-producing microorganisms spread by contact with blood or other body fluids contaminated with blood from an infected person.
Bloodborne pathogens are microorganisms that are present in human blood (or body fluids) and can cause disease in humans. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are of primary concern.
Viruses in the blood that produce infections. Examples: hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Microorganisms that are present in human blood and that can cause diseases in humans; while HBV, HCV and HIV are specifically identified in the standard, the term includes any pathogenic microorganism that is present in human blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) and can infect and cause disease in persons who are exposed to blood containing the pathogen. Pathogenic microorganisms can also cause diseases such as malaria, syphilis, babesiosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, arboviral infections, relapsing fever, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (caused b y HTLV-I), HTLV-I associated myelopathy, diseases associated with HTLV-II, and viral hemorrhagic fever, (OSHA CPL 2-2.44D).
means pathogenic microorganisms that may be present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood have the potential to cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Substances present in the blood that can cause infection or disease. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses are bloodborne pathogens since they are spread through blood and can cause a liver infection.
