Infectious Diseases - 4 Answers
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1 :
No, as long as you don't cough or bleed on anyone.
2 :
You have a duty of care to inform your employer
3 :
Have a TB test done first. Most health care emplyers require that anyway. And if you just follow proper precautions against blood and body fluid exposure, then you should be ok.
4 :
Hepatitis A is transmitted through the fecal/oral route....not blood and other body fluids. No chronic carrier state for Hepatitis A exists. If a person had Hepatitis A they would only be contagious for about 3 weeks...although once a person has had Hepatitis A, the total Hepatitis A antibody test will always be positive showing that person is immune. Only a person who test positive for specifically the Hepatitis A IgM antibody is potentially contagious (generally, two weeks before becoming jaundiced and one week after jaundice onset). The IgM antibody only is present for about a month or two. There typically are no work restrictions for acute Hepatitis A unless you work with or prepare food. Tuberculosis is another story. Someone with ACTIVE disease (not just a latent infection) WILL be restricted from working as long as AFB sputum tests are positive. However, you asked about someone who was simply EXPOSED to these illnesses. NO, there are NO restrictions unless they are actually ill with the disease themselves
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