Bloodborne Pathogens: Hepatitis B Virus
Body Fluids Most Likely To Transmit HBV
Body fluids most likely to transmit HBV are:
- Blood
- Semen
- Vaginal Secretions
- Pleural Fluid
- Peritoneal Fluid
- Pericardial Fluid
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Synovial Fluid
- Amniotic Fluid
- Blood contaminated saliva in dental procedures
- Any fluid visibly contaminated with blood
Sweat uncontaminated by blood is not considered infectious.
