What are blood-borne diseases? How to spread it?

Blood-borne diseases are very common malignant diseases in life. They are extremely destructive to the human body and can cause various serious complications in patients, leading to serious threats to their lives. However, many people do not have much knowledge about blood-borne diseases and do not take adequate preventive measures, which can easily lead to infection. Let’s take a look at what blood-borne diseases are. How to spread it?

Infectious diseases are contagious diseases caused by special pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Its main characteristics are: it has specific pathogens; it is contagious; it is epidemic, seasonal, and endemic; it has a certain incubation period; and it has special clinical manifestations, including high fever, hepatosplenomegaly, toxemia, rash, etc.

Mode of transmission:

① Vertical transmission from mother to child: mainly through birth canal infection or intrauterine infection.

② Transmission through blood or blood products: Infection occurs after contaminated blood products such as albumin, platelets or blood are transfused to the recipient. Infection can also occur during hemodialysis or renal dialysis.

③ Medical-induced transmission: contaminated medical devices (such as scalpels, dental drills, endoscopes, laparoscopes, etc.) can be transmitted.

④ Close contact: mainly refers to sexual contact and close contact in daily life (such as using a toothbrush, towel, teacup and dishes), all of which are likely to be infected. The virus can enter the body of close contact through damaged mucous membranes.

⑤ Public places, barber shops, beauty salons, etc. are easily contaminated, such as bathtubs, razors, etc., which can be contagious.

Preventive measures: vigorously carry out health education, popularize health knowledge, and cultivate healthy behaviors.

Must do

Babies born to HBsAg-positive pregnant women are generally given hepatitis B vaccine. Blood donors must be strictly screened to ensure that medical blood and blood products are not contaminated. We must also strengthen the treatment of patients.