De forholdsregler, der tages, anses for at være effektive mod forskellige virusser såsom HIV, hepatitis B og hepatitis C samt mod virusser som hepatitis A og parvovirus B19.
The measures taken are considered effective for enveloped viruses such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus, and for the non-enveloped hepatitis A and parvovirus B19 viruses.