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Which of the following is NOT regulated by OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?
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Correct answer: D. Malaria
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard covers HIV, HBV, HCV. Malaria is mosquito-vector transmitted — not a bloodborne occupational hazard covered by the standard.
- A. Hepatitis C is covered under OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard as a major occupational blood-borne infection risk.
- B. Hepatitis B is a primary pathogen covered — highly transmissible via occupational blood/body fluid exposure.
- C. HIV is explicitly covered under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030).
- D. CORRECT. Malaria is NOT covered by OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard. Although malaria parasites are in blood, occupational transmission in healthcare settings occurs via mosquito vectors — not needlestick or blood contact in the same way as HIV/HBV/HCV.
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