Statistics Show Health Personnel put 60,000 People at Risk for Hepatitis


A new study from the CDC shows that health care workers, working outside of hospitals, have put 60,000 people at risk for Hepatitis B and C because of failure to follow basic infection control guidelines.

Dr. John Ward, director of CDC′s Division of Viral Hepatitis says, “Thousands of patients are needlessly exposed to viral hepatitis and other preventable diseases in the very places where they should feel protected. No patient should go to their doctor for health care only to leave with a life-threatening disease.” He calls the report a “wake-up call”. - read the entire story at eMaxHealth.com titled Health Personnel put 60,000 People at Risk for Hepatitis

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