TABLE 50.2.

Body Fluids and Diseases They May Transmit

Body Fluid	Disease Transmitted
Blood	HBV, HIV, HCV, CMV, EBV, NANBH
Seminal fluid	HIV, HBV, CMV
Vaginal discharge	HIV, HBV, CMV
Saliva and sputum	HSV, TB, CMV, respiratory diseases
Cerebrospinal fluid	Encephalopathic organisms (see Table 50.5), HIV
Breast milk	HIV, HBV, CMV
Urine	CMV, EBV, HBV
Feces and intestinal fluid	HAV, gastrointestinal diseases (see Table 50.5)

CMV, Cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HAV, hepatitis A virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; HSV, herpes simplex types I and II; NANBH, non-A, non-B hepatitis; TB, tuberculosis.

Modified with permission from Browne RA, Chernesky MA. Infectious diseases and the anaesthetist. Can J Anesth. 1988;35(6):655–665.