TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED DISEASE

Course overview

TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED DISEASES (TTD) COMPRISE SEVERAL PATHOLOGIES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED BY BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. THE VARIOUS ETIOLOGIC AGENTS ARE MAINLY VIRUSES AND PARASITES. FOR EXAMPLE, HEPATITIS B VIRUS AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 (HIV-1) CAN BE TRANSMITTED VIA BLOOD TAKEN FROM AN INFECTED INDIVIDUAL AND TRANSFUSED INTO A RECIPIENT, CAUSING THE RECIPIENT TO DEVELOP CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME, RESPECTIVELY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED DISEASE AND OUTLINE THE TREATMENT APPROACH ACCORDING TO CURRENT EVIDENCE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN RECOGNIZING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION TRANSMITTED DISEASES.