blood borne virus transmitted through blood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A blood-borne disease (sometimes referred to as a blood-borne virus or BBV) is one that can be spread through contamination by blood and other body fluids. The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease, even though the causative agent can be found in blood.Vector-borne diseases include West Nile virus and malaria.he most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by insect or other vector, are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease, even though the causative agent can be found in blood.