A US Navy hospital corpsman wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) while handling blood samples.<unk>  refers to the practice, in medicine, of avoiding contact with patients' bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles, and face shields. The infection control techniques were essentially good hygiene habits, such as hand washing and the use of gloves and other barriers, the correct handling of hypodermic needles, scalpels, and aseptic techniques. Following the AIDS outbreak in the 1980s the US CDC formally introduced them in 1985–88. Every patient was treated as if infected and therefore<unk>  were taken to minimize risk. In 1987, the practice of<unk>  was adjusted by a set of rules known as body substance isolation. In 1996, both practices were replaced by the latest approach known as standard<unk> . Use of personal protective equipment is now recommended in all health care settings.
Universal precautions
Transmission-based precautions
Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Protective isolation
Boil-water advisory
Post-exposure prophylaxis
Decontamination
Feminine hygiene