Bloodborne Pathogens Training
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HIV is the only infectious disease carried by the blood that you should be concerned with.
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Standard Precautions require you to consider blood as the only potential carrier of infectious disease.
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School systems will identify who is at risk of occupational exposure.
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Everyone who is infected with HBV will have symptoms.
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Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can severely damage your liver, leading to cirrhosis and almost certain death.
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A person infected with HIV may become seriously ill when the immune system loses its ability to fight infection.
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You can only get HIV, HCV and HBV through sexual contact or by sharing needles.
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HBV can survive on environmental surfaces dried and at room temperature for at least a week.
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The key to avoiding infection is to stay far away from high risk groups.
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Your school system will create and make available an Exposure Control Plan.
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Standard Precautions require that you consider every person, all blood and most body fluids to be potentially infectious.
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You can throw infectious waste into any trash container.
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You only need to wash your hands at the end of each work day.
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If handwashing facilities are not available, the school system will provide antiseptic towels.
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You must use appropriate personal protective equipment each time you perform a task involving potentially infectious material.
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You may give unprotected mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to an injured person, especially if it is a life-and-death situation.
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Only hospital workers should be vaccinated against HBV.
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Always wear gloves and use a broom and dustpan to pick up glass and sharp objects.
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A recommended cleaning solution may be used to disinfect equipment and working surfaces.
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Protecting yourself from bloodborne diseases on the job requires knowing the facts and taking sensible precautions.
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