This review article discusses aspects of hepatitis C in healthcare workers and its risk of exposure and infection. Association between bloodborne pathogens and healthcare workers, hepatitis C (epidemiology, diagnosis, and prevention), communication and record of occupational injuries with biological material (blood and body fluids), and relationship between extension and consequences of accidents with cut and puncture objects and mucocutaneous exposure and the hepatitis C were described.
Hepatitis C; Healthcare Workers; Occupational Injuries; Biological Material