Which of the following is NOT covered by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?

Correct answer: C. Malaria

• A. HEPATITIS B is the pathogen that most directly motivated the standard. It is the reason employers must offer the HBV vaccination series FREE OF CHARGE to all employees with occupational exposure risk.
• B. HIV is explicitly named in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard as a target pathogen.
• C. CORRECT. MALARIA is a VECTOR-BORNE parasitic disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. Although the parasite does circulate in blood, malaria is not an occupational transmission concern in the dental workplace and is not among the pathogens the OSHA standard was written to address.
• D. HEPATITIS C is a blood-borne pathogen covered by the standard.

Note: OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requirements: a written Exposure Control Plan reviewed annually, free hepatitis B vaccination, engineering and work practice controls, PPE at no cost to the employee, a sharps injury log, post-exposure evaluation and follow-up, labeling of biohazards, and annual training.