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Blood Borne Infections
Blood borne infections are spread by way of blood to blood contact with an infected person. People can be at risk for getting these infections by having unprotected sexual contact and/or by sharing injection drug use equipment. These infections are not spread by water or food, or by casual daily contact at home or elsewhere.
The most common blood borne infections are
Public Health Agency of Canada Links
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2009). Hepatitis B: Get the Facts
Hepatitis C: Get the facts. You can have it and not know it. Ottawa: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
