Staying Healthy by Learning More About Bloodborne Pathogens
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Article Title: Staying Healthy by Learning More About Bloodborne Pathogens
Author: Greg Garner
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If you are working as part of an emergency reaction team, in a hospital or medical clinic or even housekeep in a hospital setting you are in danger of exposure risks to bloodborne pathogen contamination through needlesticks, injuries with sharps instruments, or skin to skin and mucous membrane contagion. The virus or bacteria that cause bloodborne diseases include the human immunodeficiency virus known as HIV, the hepatitis B virus or shortened to HBV, and the hepatitis C virus known as HCV.
Employees who work in any setting where blood or body fluids testing, retrieving or clean up is a major task are mandated to take bloodborne pathogen courses to avoid becoming infected.
Bloodborne Pathogens
The scientific definition of bloodborne pathogens is: infectious germs in human blood that cause diseases in other humans. If you work in any industry that handles blood or body fluids you will be exposed to bloodborne pathogens. Laboratory workers plus all clinics employees who are most susceptible and EMTs, paramedics or first responders need to take special precautions against bloodborne pathogen contamination.
� Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is similar to other viruses and these viruses are cannot be seem without the use of high powered microscopes. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own so they are compelled to invade a cell and seize the cell�s properties. Cells are comprised of DNA or RNA surrounded by a coat of proteins. When these coatings are attacked and destroyed, viruses move into the cells. As viruses replicate, illnesses are the result. More often than not your immune system clears out these viruses. It does take time and rest, but eventually you will heal. With HIV, however, your immune system is highly compromised and cannot clear your body of human immunodeficiency viruses. Scientists have discovered that HIV can reside in your sells for long periods of time and attack T-cells or CD4 cells. Scientists have identified that T-cells fight infections, inflammations and diseases. HIV breaks down the barriers of these cells and begins to replicate into diseased cells.
� Bloodborne pathogens cause hepatitis B. The symptoms include tenderness in the liver, muscle pain, fatigue, upset stomach, and fever. You might also have the symptoms of diarrhea and/or dark colored urine. Physical symptoms of hepatitis B can include yellowish skin tones or the whites of your eyes are colored a yellowish hue.
� The liver functions as a regulator of the chemical levels in your bloodstream. These chemicals are excreted in the form of bile whose function is to dissolve fats, provide digestion help, and promote absorption. When blood leaves your stomach and intestine, it passes though the liver and is processed into nutrients. This very important organ actually has over five hundred functions that are vital to digestion, removing waste from the body, and allowing nutrients to be absorbed.
� Hepatitis C generally does not present with obvious symptoms, but continual infection of the liver can lead to cirrhosis. If does take many years to develop cirrhosis, but once you are diagnosed with this liver disease you may liver cancer or failure. Hepatitis C viruses live in the liver of over 80% of those who are infected. You will need to get a medical diagnosis of the disease via blood tests. If you feel unusually tired, and confused or if you have had a tattoo or body piercing, needlesticks, abnormal liver enzyme tests or on long term hemodialysis do get tested at least once a year.
Controlling Exposure
To get rid of the dangers of bloodborne pathogen exposure, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate that plans must be designed to avert bloodborne pathogen exposure. All employees that work with blood are required to take classes that supply information on personal protective clothing, training and medical surveillance. These plans need to teach and provide the safe use of medical instruments, and offer needleless devices or shielded needle devices for employee protection. It is also OSHA requirements that employees received the hepatitis B series of vaccines within ten days of the hiring date.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Bloodborne Pathogens Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/bloodborne-pathogens-training.asp
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If you are working as part of an emergency reaction team, in a hospital or medical clinic or even housekeep in a hospital setting you are in danger of exposure risks to bloodborne pathogen contamination through needlesticks, injuries with sharps instruments, or skin to skin and mucous membrane contagion. The virus or bacteria that cause bloodborne diseases include the human immunodeficiency virus known as HIV, the hepatitis B virus or shortened to HBV, and the hepatitis C virus known as HCV.
Employees who work in any setting where blood or body fluids testing, retrieving or clean up is a major task are mandated to take bloodborne pathogen courses to avoid becoming infected.
Bloodborne Pathogens
The scientific definition of bloodborne pathogens is: infectious germs in human blood that cause diseases in other humans. If you work in any industry that handles blood or body fluids you will be exposed to bloodborne pathogens. Laboratory workers plus all clinics employees who are most susceptible and EMTs, paramedics or first responders need to take special precautions against bloodborne pathogen contamination.
� Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is similar to other viruses and these viruses are cannot be seem without the use of high powered microscopes. Viruses cannot reproduce on their own so they are compelled to invade a cell and seize the cell�s properties. Cells are comprised of DNA or RNA surrounded by a coat of proteins. When these coatings are attacked and destroyed, viruses move into the cells. As viruses replicate, illnesses are the result. More often than not your immune system clears out these viruses. It does take time and rest, but eventually you will heal. With HIV, however, your immune system is highly compromised and cannot clear your body of human immunodeficiency viruses. Scientists have discovered that HIV can reside in your sells for long periods of time and attack T-cells or CD4 cells. Scientists have identified that T-cells fight infections, inflammations and diseases. HIV breaks down the barriers of these cells and begins to replicate into diseased cells.
� Bloodborne pathogens cause hepatitis B. The symptoms include tenderness in the liver, muscle pain, fatigue, upset stomach, and fever. You might also have the symptoms of diarrhea and/or dark colored urine. Physical symptoms of hepatitis B can include yellowish skin tones or the whites of your eyes are colored a yellowish hue.
� The liver functions as a regulator of the chemical levels in your bloodstream. These chemicals are excreted in the form of bile whose function is to dissolve fats, provide digestion help, and promote absorption. When blood leaves your stomach and intestine, it passes though the liver and is processed into nutrients. This very important organ actually has over five hundred functions that are vital to digestion, removing waste from the body, and allowing nutrients to be absorbed.
� Hepatitis C generally does not present with obvious symptoms, but continual infection of the liver can lead to cirrhosis. If does take many years to develop cirrhosis, but once you are diagnosed with this liver disease you may liver cancer or failure. Hepatitis C viruses live in the liver of over 80% of those who are infected. You will need to get a medical diagnosis of the disease via blood tests. If you feel unusually tired, and confused or if you have had a tattoo or body piercing, needlesticks, abnormal liver enzyme tests or on long term hemodialysis do get tested at least once a year.
Controlling Exposure
To get rid of the dangers of bloodborne pathogen exposure, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate that plans must be designed to avert bloodborne pathogen exposure. All employees that work with blood are required to take classes that supply information on personal protective clothing, training and medical surveillance. These plans need to teach and provide the safe use of medical instruments, and offer needleless devices or shielded needle devices for employee protection. It is also OSHA requirements that employees received the hepatitis B series of vaccines within ten days of the hiring date.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Bloodborne Pathogens Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/bloodborne-pathogens-training.asp
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