Hepatitis B is the only bloodborne disease with a vaccine available for protection.

Wearing gloves and other personal protective devices and bandaging any broken skin or rashes is all you need to protect yourself from blood- borne diseases.

Hepatitis C is a slow-progressing disease that may take 10-40 years to cause serious liver damage in some people.

Hepatitis C is spread by kissing, sexual contact and other casual contact

AIDS weakens the body’s immune system so that it cannot defend itself against other deadly diseases.

It is easy to contract the virus that causes AIDS from other staff members or students.

As long as you’re careful you don’t really need to use gloves when dealing with bodily fluids.

In situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids – they are considered potentially infectious.

Handwashing is one of the most important practices used to prevent the spread of all bloodborne pathogens and other infections.

You must follow all the rule and regulations exactly; common sense solutions are not acceptable.