Infectious Disease Exposure in Nursing
Due to a large part of their job contact with blood-borne viruses, healthcare workers such as nurses are more susceptible to acquiring infectious diseases. This increased risk includes established illnesses like tuberculosis (TB) and newly developing infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), H5/N1 avian influenza, and coronavirus. Nurses comprised 21% of the 8,096 cases ... Read More
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