It is hard to overstate the medical importance and burden of vector-transmitted infectious diseases. Whether the metric used is mortality (malaria, for example, kills 1 million to 2 million people ...

Regulations imposed by federal and state agencies require that employers develop policies and procedures to address the handling, storage and disposal of infectious materials. On-the-job exposure to ...

Any waste capable of producing an infection or infectious disease in humans. Animal and human health care activities produce infectious waste. Every year an estimated 16 billion injections are ...