PPT-Chronic hepatitis C: guidelines for screening and

treatment Lisa M Glass MD Clinical Lecturer Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hepatitis C Virus Flavivirus RNA virus Dengue West Nile Yellow Fever Zika Heterogeneity Polymerase lacks proofreading capability resulting in many mutations and significant viral diversity. 10/23/12. Karla Thornton, MD, MPH. Division of Infectious Diseases. Department of Internal Medicine. UNM Health Sciences Center. kthornton@salud.unm.edu. Learning Objectives. Recognize the magnitude of the HCV epidemic and the consequences of not addressing the problem. 3-4 M. Americas. 12-15 M. Africa . 30-40 M. Southeast Asia. 30-35 M. Australia. 0.2 M. Western . Europe . 5 M. 170-200 Million (M) Carriers Worldwide. Hepatitis C: A Global Health Problem. Eastern . Program in a Pharmacy Setting. Conveying . the Urgency of . HCV Testing. 1. How to Talk about Hepatitis C Testing. 2. Chronic HCV Infection May Lead to Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cancer as well as Systemic Disease : DM, Renal Disease, Lymphoma and other problems . Gottfried . Hirnschall. Background . HCV infection significant cause of morbidity and mortality:. 130–150 million persons with chronic HCV infection. 350,000–500,000 annual deaths. Rapidly changing therapeutic environment. Virus Infection. Core Competency 3: Screening, Testing, Diagnosis, and Clinical Evaluation of HCV Infection among PLWH. Lesson Objectives. By the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to:. Define chronic HCV. . M.D. / lecturer of internal medicine . . Dr_ramisami@fmed.bu.edu.eg. Introduction. Hepatitis:. . Inflammation of Liver. viral. alcoholic. immune. Drugs. Toxins. biliary obstruction - gall stones. Pregnant. A review of review articles. Bridget A. Buyea. Definition . a disease of type A, B, C, D, or E. you can get hepatitis if someone pees in your soup or you don’t use a condom, actually, you can get hepatitis from spit, so don’t kiss anybody without using a dental dam or else you WILL die (1). Hepatitis C . Virus Infection. Core Competency 3: . Screening, Testing, Diagnosis, and Clinical Evaluation of HCV Infection among PLWH. Lesson Objectives. By the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to:. : inflammation of liver; presence of inflammatory cells in organ tissue. . Pathogenesis: Immune response.. Acute Viral Hepatitis. : symptoms last less than 6 months. Chronic Hepatitis. : Inflammation of liver for at least 6 months. Control Program in . Haryana.. 1. Rajeev Arora, IAS . Additional Chief Secretary,. Health Department,. Government of Haryana,. Chandigarh. Phone: 0172-2706481. Amneet. P. Kumar, IAS. Mission Director, . Nadine Shiroma. HBV Civil Rights Advocate &. Policy Advisor to the Hepatitis B Foundation. Nadine.Shiroma@gmail.com. Ph:  425-753-1257. WHY ELIMINATE CHRONIC HEPATITIS B IN WASHINGTON STATE. Quinn . Jackson . MD. Val . Carrejo. . MD. October 9, 2019. Objectives. Know how to address abnormal LFTs in the outpatient setting. Understand the impact of NASH and how to treat it. Know how to . screen patients for and counsel patients . Background and Aim:. There are no recognized risk factors for progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. . We aimed to . identify risk factors of progression to chronic hepatitis in adults with acute hepatitis B. Donna D. Johnson, MD. PRENATAL TESTING . Hepatitis B surface antigen. Hepatitis C antibody. Every adult at least once. Prenatal labs. ACOG PB 86, 2021. HEPATITIS B . sAg. Positive. ACOG PB 86, 2021.