Blood and Body Fluids found at crime, suicide, death and trauma scenes carry potentially fatal bloodborne pathogens (disease causing microorganisms) which may be contracted by individuals entering a scene.
Bloodborne pathogens include, but are not limited to, AIDS, HIV , Hepatitis B , Hepatitis C , and sexually transmitted diseases (STD's). These illnesses, found in the blood and body fluids of infected individuals, may seriously affect quality of life and, in some cases, cause death. Feces found in many death scenes is a carrier of the Hepatitis A virus.