Bloodborne Pathogens
Hepatitis B (HBV)
- 1.25 million Americans are chronically infected
- Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting
- May lead to chronic liver disease, liver cancer, and death
- HBV can survive for at least one week in dried blood
- Vaccination available since 1982
