1. Blood Borne Pathogens

2. Definition  Pathogen  A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

3. Definition  Blood borne pathogen  A disease or pathogen carried by blood

4. HIV  HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.

5. AIDS  AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is actually the virus that causes the disease AIDS

6. Hepatitis C  a contagious liver disease. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness.