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Social & Preventive Medicine Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health 2473f815

What percentatge of the healthcare waste generated is infectious?

A
10% - 15%
B
50%
C
75%
D
100%
High-Yield Explanation
- about 80% of health care wastes accounts for general health care wastes. - 1% accounts for sharps - 15% is pathological and infectious wastes. - 3% chemical and pharmacological wastes. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:790 <\p>

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