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The INFECTIVITY of the three most common infections to health care workers (HCW) by penetrating injury. Infectivity is the risk of infection after exposure. Hepatitis B has the highest infectivity, whereas AIDS has the lowest infectivity. Hepatitis C has an intermediate infectivity of 2-5%.