Pathogens carried through blood or body fluids are called?

• A. Bloodborne pathogens
• B. Contagious infection
• C. General infection
• D. Asymptomatic carrier

Answer: (A)

Pathogens carried through blood or body fluids are called bloodborne pathogens. This term identifies microorganisms that live in blood and certain body fluids and can cause disease, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. Recognizing this helps you apply standard precautions in a salon: use gloves and eye protection when there's potential contact with blood or body fluids, avoid sharing sharp tools, and follow proper cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization procedures. The other terms describe different ideas: contagious infection refers more broadly to any infection that can spread, not specifically through blood; general infection is too broad a category, and an asymptomatic carrier is a person who harbors the pathogen without symptoms, not the pathogens themselves.