What percentatge of the healthcare waste generated is infectious?: (A) 10% - 15%, (B) 50%, (C) 75%, (D) 100%
Answer is A. - 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>