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How infectious diseases are spread and simple and practical advice for preventing the spread of infection in the home and community
To minimise the risk of spread of infection, all blood and body substances should be treated as potentially infectious. The techniques used in handling these substances are known as standard precautions.
Standard precautions are recommended in the handling of:
Standard precautions are good hygiene practices relating to hand hygiene, the use of gloves and other protective clothing (as appropriate), and the safe disposal of waste.
If any person has contact with blood or body fluids, the following procedures should be observed:
Incidents occurring during or after work hours should be reported immediately to:
If a person thinks he or she has been exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B, for further information he or she can:
If a potential HIV or hepatitis B exposure occurs in the workplace, the PEP assessment should be provided through the work, health and safety procedures for the workplace.
PEP may:
PEP needs to begin as soon as possible after exposure to be effective.
PEP for hepatitis B consists of:
PEP for HIV consists of a 28 day course of medication (anti-retroviral).
If blood or body fluids are spilled on surfaces, the following cleaning procedures should be used: