Occupational Risk Statistics of HBV, HCV, HIV

Estimated incidence of acute Hepatitis B, U.S. 1978-1995



 Occupational risk of Hepatitis C:

• HCV - major cause of chronic liver disease
• No vaccine
• No effective post-exposure prophylaxis
• 85% of HCV infected people develop chronic infection

Occupational risk of HIV:

• Risk after needlestick - 1 in 300
• Exposures from needlesticks or cuts cause most infections

HCWs with occupationally acquired HIV/AIDS infection: