Type

Potential diseases

Sharps waste

AIDS, viral hepatitis A, B, and C.

Infectious waste

Gastroenteritis infection, respiratory infection, ocular infection, genital infection, anthrax and skin infection.

Pathological waste

AIDS, viral hepatitis A, B, and C, hemorrhagic fevers, septicemia, bacteraemia and candidemia.

Pharmaceutical waste, cytotoxic waste

Skin infection, gastroenteritis infectious, respiratory infection and cancer.

Chemical waste

Cancer.

Radioactive waste

Skin infectious, respiratory infections and cancer.