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11.0 Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan <br /> This section serves as a Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan for IT workers who may <br />' serve as voluntary first aid and CPR care providers. At all times, at least one person on site <br /> will be adequately trained in first aid and CPR, in the requirements of the Bloodborne <br /> Pathogens Standard as listed in 8 CCR 5193, IT Procedure HS512, and in the contents of this <br /> plan. <br /> 11.1 Definitions <br /> Bloodâ–ºbome Pathogens <br /> Bloodborne pathogens are those agents (i.e., bacteria, virus, fungi) found in blood, blood <br /> components, certain body fluids, and other materials, objects, or surfaces that have had <br /> contact with blood that are capable of causing human disease or death to unprotected people <br />' who came into contact with blood or blood-affected items. Diseases caused by bloodborne <br /> pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency <br /> virus (H1V), hepatitis C, malaria, and syphilis. The most significant and of greatest concern <br /> are HBV and HIV. <br /> Hepatitis B <br /> HBV is the major bloodborne pathogen hazard that first aid/CPR care providers are more <br />' likely to encounter. The HBV can remain infectious for up to 10 days even in dried blood. <br /> The virus adversely affects 8,000 to 10,000 workers annually resulting in approximately 200 <br />' deaths each year. Hepatitis means "inflammation of the liver" causing severe liver damage or <br /> cirrhosis. Exposure symptoms include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, loss of <br /> appetite, and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes or skin). Hepatitis diagnosis is difficult because <br /> some symptoms are similar to the flu and may remain mild for an extended period of time. <br /> Presently, no cure exists for hepatitis, but it can be prevented with a vaccination. <br /> 11.1.1 Human Immunodeficiency Virus <br />' HIV attacks and deteriorates the body's immune system and eventually weakens it to the <br /> point that infection sets m causing the disease Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome <br /> (AIDS). HN is primarily transmitted through sexual contact, but may also be transmitted <br /> M 105-W9WST/'94-0064 11-1 <br /> i <br />