The CDC reports 57 documented cases of transmission of HIV to healthcare workers in the workplace since 2001. This is an example of which healthcare hazard?
a. infectious hazard c. chemical hazard
b. blood-borne pathogen hazard d. radiation hazard
ANSWER: B
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