bloodborne
Spread through veins
Bloodborne describes diseases or pathogens transmitted through contact with infected blood.
HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are the most commonly discussed bloodborne illnesses: Healthcare workers follow strict protocols to prevent bloodborne transmission.
The term appears frequently in medical and occupational safety contexts.
Transfer of blood intravenously
- needlestickAccidental puncture from medical sharp
- syringeMedical injection tool
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- vectorQuantity with direction
carrier · exposure · contamination · incubation · viral load · transmissible · communicable · sharps
Science of blood disorders
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
hemophilia · coagulation · platelets · erythrocytes · leukocytes · hemoglobin · anticoagulant · hemodialysis
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
malaria · West Nile · yellow fever · cytomegalovirus · parvovirus · syphilis · prion · retrovirus
Wearable items preventing workplace harm
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- sharps containerPuncture-resistant medical waste box
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
screening · serology · testing · quarantine · decontamination · disposal · barrier protection · face shield
transfusion
Transfer of blood intravenously
- needlestickAccidental puncture from medical sharp
- syringeMedical injection tool
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
vector · carrier · exposure · contamination · incubation · viral load · transmissible · communicable · sharps · percutaneous
hematology
Science of blood disorders
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
phlebotomy · hemophilia · coagulation · platelets · erythrocytes · leukocytes · hemoglobin · anticoagulant · hemodialysis · intravenous
HIV
AIDS-causing retrovirus
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
dengue · malaria · West Nile · yellow fever · cytomegalovirus · parvovirus · syphilis · prion · retrovirus · arbovirus
personal protective equipment
Wearable items preventing workplace harm
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- sharps containerPuncture-resistant medical waste box
sterilization · screening · serology · testing · quarantine · decontamination · disposal · barrier protection · face shield · gown
- disease spreadairborne, contact, droplets, fecal-oral, transmission
- blood adjectivesbloodied, bloodless, bloodstained, bloodshot, clotted
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- hereditygenes, DNA, gene, chromosomes, genetics
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
bloodborneairborne
Traveling through air
waterborne · foodborne · vector-borne · fecal-oral · sexually transmitted
- bloodborne diseaseIllness transmitted through blood
blood, bleed, bloody, bleeding, bloodshed, borne, bled, bloodthirsty, bloodbath