Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis B Virus
- Ranges in severity
- Transmits when infected blood or certain other body fluids enter the body of a non-infected person
- Exposes employees when:
Needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment are shared
Items such as razors are shared with an infected person
Direct contact with blood (even dried blood spills) or open sores
Exposed to blood from needlesticks or other sharp instruments
CDC says HBV is not spread routinely through:
Food or water
Sharing eating utensils
Hugging
Holding hands
Coughing
Sneezing