Disease-causing agents carried through the blood or body fluids are known as:

Disease-causing agents carried through the blood or body fluids are known as:

• A. Cocci
• B. Mites
• C. Fungi
• D. Bloodborne pathogens

Answer: (D)

Disease-causing agents carried through the blood or body fluids are known as bloodborne pathogens. This term describes infectious organisms that can be transmitted when blood or other body fluids from an infected person enter another person’s bloodstream or tissues. Examples include viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. The other options refer to organisms by shape or type (cocci are bacteria shaped like spheres; mites are parasites; fungi are a separate group of organisms) and they aren’t defined by transmission specifically through blood or body fluids. So the label bloodborne pathogens correctly captures agents that pose a risk via blood and body-fluid exposure.

Disease-causing agents carried through the blood or body fluids are known as bloodborne pathogens. This term describes infectious organisms that can be transmitted when blood or other body fluids from an infected person enter another person’s bloodstream or tissues. Examples include viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. The other options refer to organisms by shape or type (cocci are bacteria shaped like spheres; mites are parasites; fungi are a separate group of organisms) and they aren’t defined by transmission specifically through blood or body fluids. So the label bloodborne pathogens correctly captures agents that pose a risk via blood and body-fluid exposure.