Healthcare workers need to be concerned about ________ because it is blood-borne and may occur through accidental needlesticks.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
hepatitis B virus
Healthcare workers need to be concerned about hepatitis B virus because it is blood-borne and may occur through accidental needlesticks.
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