A Georgia firefighter exposed to Hepatitis while assisting at an incident in 1993 died in July.Fulton County Firefighter Harold Gregory Gibson, 53, died on July 2, according to the USFA.The 12-year veteran contracted Hepatitis C after coming in contact with blood while treating a patient injured in a traffic crash in 1993, reports indicated.Due to medical complications from the disease, Gibson retired in 1998, the USFA reported.
A Georgia firefighter exposed to Hepatitis while assisting at an incident in 1993 died in July.
Fulton County Firefighter Harold Gregory Gibson, 53, died on July 2, according to the USFA.
The 12-year veteran contracted Hepatitis C after coming in contact with blood while treating a patient injured in a traffic crash in 1993, reports indicated.
Due to medical complications from the disease, Gibson retired in 1998, the USFA reported.
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