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Occupational Exposure
- 1,300,000 deaths annually
- 23,000,000 hepatitis infections annually
- 260,000 HIV/AIDS infections annually
- According to the CDC, 80% of occupationally acquired diseases in the U.S. are transmitted through needlestick injuries.
- Every 24 seconds a person dies from having an injection from an unclean syringe
- 50% of injections given to children are unsafe
Tags: CDC, HIV/AIDS, Needles, Needlestick, Prevention, Safety, Statistics, Syringes
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