Additional Bloodborne Pathogens (others)

Agent Disease Incubation Period (initial infection) Principal Method of Spread (Transmission) Symptoms to Watch For Immunity Carrier State
Plasmodium
Species
Malaria 10-35 days Arthropod or tick bite, transfusion Weakness, sweating, headache, fever, chills, muscle pain Gradual No
Treponema
pallidum
Acquired syphilis 9-90 days Sexual Sore in genital area No No
HDV Same as HBV 2-10 weeks Same as HBV Same as HBV Yes No
Leptospira
interrogans
Leptospirosis 4-20 days Broken skin/mucous membrane, inhalation Impaired senses, headache, fever, chills, muscle pain, rash No No
Borrelia
species
Relapsing fever 2-15 days Insect bite Sudden fever, severe headache, chills, nerve and muscle pain Yes No
Borrelia
burgdorferi
Lyme disease 2-30 days Arthropod or tick bite Spread red rash, swollen glands, stiff neck No No
Brucella
species
Brucellosis 5-60 days Broken skin/mucous membrane, inhalation, ingestion Sudden fever night sweats, chills, severe headache, body aches Yes No
Francisella
tularensis
Tularemia 1-10 days Arthropod bite, ingestion, inhalation Flu-like illness Yes No
Babesia
species
Babesiosis 1 wk to 12 mos Insect bite, transfusion Same as malaria No No
Streptobacillus-
moniliformis
Streptobacillary rat-bite fever 3-20 days Rat bite, ingestion Rash, headache, chills, fever, arthritic symptoms No? No
Creutzfeldt-Jakob virus Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 15 mos-20 yrs Broken skin/mucous membrane Confusion, madness ? ?
Marburg virus
Ebola virus
Hemorrhagic fever 3 days-2 weeks Broken skin/mucous membrane Sudden fever, weakness, severe leg pain, rash, stomach pain ? No
Junin virus
Machupo virus
Hemorrhagic fever 7-16 days Scratched or broken skin/mucous membrane, inhalation of dried infected rodent feces and urine Same as Marburg/Ebola and sweats, sore throat Yes No
Crimean-
Congo Virus
Hemorrhagic fever 3-12 days Arthropod bite, also infected rodents and domesticated animals, broken skin/mucous membrane Same as Marburg/Ebola Some No
HTLV-I Leukemia/Lymphoma (T-cell origin) Unknown Transfusion Skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypercalcemia, degenerative neurologic disease No Yes
Several arboviruses Colorado tick fever 3-12 days Arthropod bite, transfusion Fever, headache, stiff neck, confusion Yes No

 Viral Hepatitis Types

Primary Bloodborne Pathogens