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Blood Borne Pathogens. Definition. Pathogen A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. Definition. Blood borne pathogen A disease or pathogen carried by blood. HIV. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus . . AIDS.
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Definition • Pathogen • A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
Definition • Blood borne pathogen • A disease or pathogen carried by blood
HIV • HIV stands forhuman immunodeficiencyvirus.
AIDS • AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is actually the virus that causes the disease AIDS
Hepatitis C • a contagious liver disease. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness.