BLOODBORNE DISEASE

BLOOD BORNE DISEASE

• A blood borne disease is caused when blood borne pathogens enter the
• blood or any body fluid.
• Blood borne disease is spread when infection enters the blood by a
• crack, scratch, or cut in the skin.
• Usually through blood to blood contact.

HCV Hepatitis C

• HCV is a blood borne disease or virus that attack the liver.
• Most HCV infection is transmitted through dirty needles from a drug abuser.
• 85% of people with HCV aren't aware at first and don't treat it in time,
• This leads to liver failure. Which happened once symptoms occur.
• Symptoms don't show right away which cause the infection to be extensive.

STATISTICS

• Up to 4% of infants born to HCV infected mothers become infected.
• A 4% of people contract HCV through sexual intercourse without the use
• of a condom.
• 8000 to 10000 deaths a year due to the HCV infection.