PPT-New IDSA/AASLD Guidelines for Hepatitis C

John Scott MD MSc Associate Professor UW SoM Asst Director Liver Clinic Harborview Medical Center Presentation prepared by Maggie Shuhart MD and John Scott MD Last Updated Dec 3 2014. Fortunately there is a vaccine to prevent babies from getting Hepatitis B How is Hepatitis B spread Hepatitis B is spread when blood semen or other body 57348uids from a person with the Hepatitis B virus enter the body of someone who is not infected It is important for a woman to 57350nd out if she has Hepatitis B so she can get medical care It is also possible for a pregnant woman with Hepatitis B to pass the virus to her baby at birth Fortunately there is a vaccine to prevent babies from gett Foundation for Faith Based Organizations. www.NYCHepBC.org. . Goals. To understand the liver and it’s role in the body. To understand liver health & disease. To understand Hepatitis C:. How it is Transmitted. HEPATITIS. Hepatitis. -Is inflammation of the liver. . (. itis. means inflammation and . Hepar. - Liver). Characterised. by irritation or swelling of liver cells(. hepatocytes. ). There are many forms of . Eleana. M. Zamora, MD. Department of Internal Medicine. Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep. Objectives. Understand the difference between . nosocomial. and community-acquired. Know where to find . History . In 1963, Dr Baruch . Blumberg. accidentally discovered an antigen that detected the presence of hepatitis B in blood samples.. Dr . Blumberg. and his team identified a strange antigen from a blood sample of an Austrian Aborigine.. Diana L. . Sylvestre. , MD. University of CA, San Francisco. OASIS Clinic, Oakland, CA. Disclosure Information. What’s New In Hepatitis C. Diana . Sylvestre. , MD. I have the following financial relationships to disclose:. . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:. Coordination. Jean-Pierre Bronowicki – CHU Nancy. Georges-Philippe Pageaux – CHU Montpellier. Rédaction. Marc . Bourlière. - Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Marseille. Jérôme Boursier - CHU Angers. Condition. National Notification Criteria*. Print Criteria†. Hepatitis. . A. Confirmed. Confirmed. Acute . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. Confirmed. Chronic . hepatitis. . B. Confirmed. . and. . probable. vaccine age groupvolumeschedules/dosing intervalsEngerix-B(GlaxoSmithKline)For newborns, give dose #1 For older children who did not Combination vaccines: Recommended dosages and schedulesvaccine age ��HEPATITIS A��Page of s there a vaccine for hepatitis A?Yes, hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for all children at 12 months of age. Anyone 12 months of age and older who What else do we need to know?Inform your immunization provider if you or your child has any health problems or allergies. Your immunization provider will give you a record of you or your child’s What is Hepatitis B?. Hepatitis B a viral infection.. It attacks the liver and can cause both chronic and acute disease.. It is caused by a virus that's spread through blood and body fluids.. It is spread through contact with blood or other body...